060213230 PROSTHETICS/ORTHOTICS CLINICAL FIELD WORK I ( 6 Crd.Hrs )

Pre-Requisites : 060212210, 060212200, 060213100, 060213110

In this period each student will be in touch directly with the persons with disabilities under supervision of the instructor to provide clinical experience. Students will be exposed to traditional hand skills, including casting and impression taking, mold modification, device fabrication, device assessment, and device adjustment. The students will gain skills regarding assessment, prescription relevant to diseases and their treatment, orthotics provision,use of material etc. S/he would do all the necessary work from start to the finish for fittings of suitable orthoses.