Static Orthosis
An orthotic device with no moving parts that immobilises a body segment in a fixed position to promote healing, prevent deformity, or maintain alignment.
Tone-Inhibiting Casting
A technique using inhibitory positioning within a plaster or fibre-glass cast to reduce pathological muscle tone in spas...
Tone-Reducing AFO
A custom ankle-foot orthosis designed with specific foot-plate contours and trim lines to inhibit abnormal muscle tone,...
Total Contact Cast
A closely moulded, non-removable lower-leg cast that distributes plantar pressure across the entire plantar surface to f...
Trim Line
The edge or contour cut into a thermoplastic orthosis that determines the device's extent and thereby its stiffness and...
Unloading Orthosis
An orthotic device designed to redistribute mechanical forces away from a damaged or diseased compartment of a joint, mo...
Valgus
An anatomical alignment in which a body part is angulated or deviated away from the midline of the body, such as the out...
Varus
An anatomical alignment in which a body part is angulated or deviated toward the midline of the body, such as the inward...
WHFO
Acronym for Wrist-Hand-Finger Orthosis, a device that extends support from the wrist through the hand to one or more fin...
WHO
Acronym for Wrist-Hand Orthosis, a device that immobilises or supports the wrist and hand, used in rehabilitation after...