Custom Splinting

Person wearing a custom hand splint for injury support and recovery.

Custom Splints & Orthoses for Hand and Arm Injuries

When pain or injury strikes, it is tempting to rely on a generic, store-bought brace for quick relief. However, over-the-counter splints are not tailored to your anatomy and can sometimes cause rubbing, discomfort, or even delay healing. North Platte’s skilled therapists create custom splints (also known as orthoses) right in the clinic. Crafted specifically for your body and your unique condition, a custom splint provides the exact immobilization, protection, or stretch you need to heal properly and return to your highest level of function.

Who Needs a Custom Splint?

You do not necessarily have to suffer a traumatic injury to benefit from a custom splint. Our therapists create them for a wide variety of conditions, including:

  • Post-Surgical Recovery: Protecting delicate tissues, bones, and tendons as they heal from specialized hand surgery.
  • Nerve Conditions: Managing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (often by keeping the wrist neutral at night) or Radial Nerve Palsy (using a dynamic splint to assist in opening the hand).
  • Joint and Muscle Pain: Treating Arthritis, Tendonitis (like Tennis Elbow or Trigger Finger), muscle strains, and joint stiffness.
  • Hypermobility: Protecting loose joints from repeated hyperextension during daily tasks or work duties (such as massage therapy or typing).

Custom splinting is a highly effective treatment for a wide range of upper extremity conditions, injuries, and post-surgical recoveries. Our therapists commonly design custom orthoses to protect and heal the following:

  • Hand, Wrist, or Elbow Fractures
  • Joint Dislocations, Sprains, and Strains
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
  • Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Tennis Elbow and Golfer’s Elbow
  • Trigger Finger and Mallet Finger
  • De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis
  • Tendon Injuries and Post-Surgical Tendon Repair
  • Rotator Cuff Injuries and Muscle Strains
  • Nerve Compression
  • Repetitive Strain Injuries

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