Online Continuing Education Courses

Splinting on Older Adults

• Describe special considerations for splinting older adults in different treatment settings
• Identify age-related changes and medical conditions that may affect splint provision
• Explain how medication side effects may affect splint design and care instructions for older adults
• Recognize how an older adult’s occupational performance may influence splint use and design based various factors
• Be familiar with a variety of prefabricated splint options and materials available to custom design splints
• Describe factors that influence methods of instruction for an older adult and caregiver