OP 6700L: Lower Limb Orthotics II Laboratory

1 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: OP 6300 and OP 6300L
Concurrent: OP 6700
This laboratory course provides hands-on experiences for the evaluation, measurement, design, fabrication, fitting, alignment, and rectification of custom and pre-fabricated orthoses to the lower limb involving the pelvis, hip, knee, ankle, and foot of human models. These orthoses include ankle foot orthoses, knee orthoses, knee ankle foot orthoses, and/or hip knee ankle foot orthoses and other designs.

Course Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:

Employ safe methods of patient assessment (i.e., tests and measures of posture, ROM, MMT, reflex testing, gait assessment, etc.).
Employ safe laboratory and clinical practice (i.e., proper use of equipment and tools for clinical patient assessment, impression taking, positive model rectification, fabrication, fitting and adjustment (i.e., universal precautions, PPE, etc.).
Identify appropriate and inappropriate methods of impression taking (e.g., casting), positive model rectification, and fitting using knowledge of anatomy, kinesiology, biomechanics, materials and develop a plan to correct errors.
Safely engage in the process of creating various custom-molded foam and thermoplastic lower limb orthoses from patient evaluation, casting, positive model rectification, fabrication, and fitting on a simulated patient model.