Splints (Part 4) - Flexor and Extensor Tendon Injuries

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In this video we are just covering the basic tendon injury splints you may be asked about on an entry level Occupational Therapy exam: Dorsal Blocking Splint, Mallet Finger Splint and Oval 8, Boutonniere Deformity Casting, and a Yoke or Relative Motion Orthosis. Tendon Injury rehab is complicated and certainly not an entry level skill, but I have seen exam outlines that include asking you to know about some of the splints. So those are what we're talking about today!
Recommended resources for further study:
-Pedretti's Occupational Therapy, 8th Edition by Heidi McHugh Pendleton, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA and Winifred Schultz-Krohn, PhD, OTR/L, BCP, SWC, FAOTA
-TherapyEd's National Occupational Therapy Certification Exam Review & Study Guide, 9th Edition by Rita P Fleming-Castaldy, OTL, FAOTA
Disclaimer: This video is intended to help OT and OTA students learn concepts associated with occupational therapy. It is not intended to be or replace medical advice. Please speak with your healthcare providers if you require advice related to the content of this video. While I have tried to make sure the content of this video is accurate, I cannot guarantee that it reflects the most accurate/recent information on this topic.

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@Moezychan 7 күн бұрын

I have my COTA exam scheduled for August 6 and these videos have helped tremendously! I always want to pull my hair out when studying hand therapy but watching this series has seriously helped! Thank you so much!

@annasamuels6509 Ай бұрын

I would love more hand therapy videos! Splinting, treatment, evals, anything! I will be starting a Level II rotation in hand therapy soon!

@OTOverEasy Ай бұрын

Oooh that's so exciting! I just recently posted a review of the brachial plexus, that would be good to check out. Hands is my specialty, so I'll definitely be adding more hand content in the future! Good luck with your placement :)

@mayerlingalvarez2076 4 ай бұрын

Great video. It is so helpful. I will recommend your channel to every one who is preparing for the exam. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

@mamatapatel5084 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video. It is super helpful

@MissingDogsUK. 2 ай бұрын

I damaged some fingers and went to a & e, did a x-ray, in mid February and nothing broke. It was swollen badly(still swollen a bit now & bruised) I couldn't straighten any of my fingers for quite a few weeks & my hand was like in a claw position, so stiffened up, have managed to straighten them all except my middle finger is bent especially in the middle joint of it. Extremely painful, had to litterly beg my doctor for physio and to see a hand specialist as not healed nearly 3 months later. On the waiting list now, I am sitting here now watching this as I've just made my own splint to put on two fingers, don't know if thats the right thing to do, but I'm trying to straighten it 😞 I think it might be the tendons torn etc, according to a multosketal person who works at the doctor's it's not. Should it of maybe gone in a splint to begin with do you think to help straighten all my fingers then my hand wouldn't stiffened up in a horrible position

@OTOverEasy 2 ай бұрын

Hi! I can't really assess you or offer GREAT advice without being able to examine your hand in person, so I am glad you are getting in with a hand specialist! What was your initial injury, was it cut, crushed, something else? Are you unable to move your fingers using their own strength at all, or is it just joint stiffness stopping you (so unable to straighten even when using the other hand)?

@MissingDogsUK. 2 ай бұрын

@@OTOverEasy thank you, I slammed my hand really hard when I fell over on my hard wooden flooring. Some of my other fingers won't bend properly even when I do it with my other hand, but I've managed to straighten them ones now, it's mostly my big one which was always worse, its bent at the middle joint part when I try and straighten it so won't straighten, and can't bend it at all when using my other hand to try. It still has a bit of swelling/bruising, didn't realise swelling could last that long as did it nearly 3 months ago. Thanks for your advice

@OTOverEasy 2 ай бұрын

@@MissingDogsUK. Swelling can last a long long time in fingers! Some of my patients will still have swelling 6+ months after an injury in their hand. Sounds like your joints are stiff to passive resistance; even if you didn't break any bones, you may have injured some of the soft tissue (which wouldn't show on an x-ray!). I wouldn't splint your finger/s 100% of the time, or they may get even more stiff. However, splinting intermittently throughout the day to provide stretch to try to straighten them out may help. Good luck!

@MissingDogsUK. 2 ай бұрын

@@OTOverEasy thank you, I did put it in a splint over night but really hurt the next morning so am just going to not use one atm, was just trying to straighten it a bit, as I've just got my hand specialist appointment through and it's not till June, thank you for your advice. I'm in the UK and sometimes our doctors aren't great or trying to get a doctor's appointment is quite difficult. That's why I was adamant that I needed to see a hand specialist or physio etc as it's still bent 3 months later so I need to see someone who may be able to help. Thanks again