bridge the gap between learning and practice and apply what they've learned to real-life situations.Key terms, chapter outlines, and review questions highlights specific information that the reader can expect to learn from each chapter.Combined textbook/workbook format reinforces information as it is learned and encourages practical application of concepts.Content has been updated to include new research and techniques, current trends, and new information sources.Lists of key terms for each chapter help familiarize the reader with relevant terminology.Two new case studies have been added to each chapter, strengthening the book's clinical application focus.Companion CD contains video clips demonstrating how to fabricate specific splints.Four new chapters cover topics such as occupation-based splinting, tools, processes, and techniques of splinting, and splints for the elbow, shoulder, and fingers.Chapters are divided into three units: splinting foundations; splints for conditions and populations; and topics related to splinting.A new appendix directs readers to helpful online resources and vendors.

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