BACKGROUND To compare the effectiveness of a custom-made leather wrist splint (LS) with a commercially available fabric splint (FS) in adults with chronic wrist pain. METHODS Participants (N = 25, mean age = 54) were randomly assigned to treatment order in a 2-phase crossover trial. Splints were worn for 2 weeks, separated by a one-week washout period. Outcomes were assessed at baseline and a...

PURPOSE The occlusal splint has been used for many years as an effective treatment of sleep bruxism. Several methods have been used to evaluate efficiency of the occlusal splints. However, the effect of the occlusal splints on occlusal force has not been clarified sufficiently. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of occlusal splints on maximum occlusal force in patients with sl...

a Thomas splint. As the Thomas splint acts as an exoskeleton the traction from the leg must, therefore, be fastened to the splint. The right degree of tension imust be used to prevent overlapping of the ends and shortening of the limb, yet not produce distraction with the risk of either slow or non-union. The conventional method of tying the tapes T0P from the skin tractioni to the end of the s...

OBJECTIVE To present our experience with ear splint therapy for babies with ear deformities, and thereby demonstrate that this therapy is an effective and safe intervention without significant complications. METHODS This was a retrospective study of 54 babies (35 boys and 19 girls; 80 ears; age ≤3 months) with ear deformities who had received ear splint therapy at the Center for Torticollis, ...

Objective: To assess and compare the type of complications during Herbst treatment with Cantilever Bite Jumper (CBJ) and removable mandibular splint. Methods: Twenty one consecutive Herbst patients treated with the CBJ were compared with twenty one consecutively treated Herbst patients with stainless steel crowns on the maxillary first molars and a removable mandibular acrylic splint. The initi...

The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate a digital process for manufacturing of occlusal splints. An alginate impression was taken from the upper and lower jaws of a patient with temporomandibular disorder owing to cross bite and wear of the teeth, and then digitized using a table laser scanner. The scanned model was repaired using the 3Data Expert software, and a splint was designed w...

OBJECTIVE To assess the effectiveness of a functional splint for trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis. METHODS Forty patients with a diagnosis of painful trapezio-metacarpal osteoarthritis of the dominant hand were randomized into 2 groups. The study group received the splint at baseline and used it during activities of daily living for 180 days and the control group used the splint only during ...

The aim of this review was to determine the effectiveness of stabilization splint therapy in reducing symptoms in patients with myofascial pain. This study involved 12 patients (4 males and 8 females) aged 22 to 49 years. The diagnosis of myofascial pain was made according to the Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TDM). A hard occlusal splint (stabilization splint...

Plaster splinting was used to decrease severe elbow flexor spasticity in a patient with an upper motor neuron lesion. A series of plaster splints were applied over a period of several weeks that allowed elbow extension yet controlled the amount of flexion. The design of the splint was effective in reducing the spasticity, which was probably a result of the input from the golgi tendon organs in ...

A 23-year-old teacher of physical training was admitted to another hospital on 28 February 1971 with a history of sudden onset of pain in the right hip during a game of netball played on a concrete surface. She stated that she had jumped about 3 ft (91 cm) into the air and landed on her right heel with the knee locked in extension and t-he hip flexed at about 100. She was unable to walk after t...