Rod Walters - Casting & Splinting Common Sports Injuries

Splinting and casting of injuries is a skill that is not always practiced as often or to the degree that they should be by athletic trainers.

Casting & Splinting Common Sports Injuries, by Rod Walters, features an overview of the basic rules involved in both the splinting and casting of injuries.

The video also explains how the techniques of splinting and casting can help facilitate the enhanced care of patients, as well as be a skill that athletic trainers can embrace as physician-extenders in many markets.

Among the topics covered:
The rules of splinting
Simi-rigid thumb spica
Thumb splint
Hand & wrist cast
Thumb spica cast
Posterior arm splint