ORTHOTIC FITTER EXAM BASIC QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS

ORTHOTIC FITTER EXAM BASIC QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS



Strongest material for AFO - ans-Propoly xz xz xz xz xz




Elements needed room - ans-Stool, exam table, mirror, chair with arms, parallel bars
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz




Decrease pathogens - ans-Wear gloves, masks, gown
xz xz xz xz xz xz




Who should you ask about pathogens? - ans-Red cross, local hospital
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz




Patient surveys should be done how often? - ans-Every 18 months
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz




Patient intake: - ans-xz xz xz




personal info, financial matters, expectations, history, patient records, path of disease
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz




Manual Eval - ans-Skin condition, ROM, muscle strength, manual dexterity, coordination
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz




If RX does not match symptoms of patient, what do you do? - ans-Call doctor
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz




30 Minute Rule - ans-
xz xz xz xz




Expect red dot, if not gone in 30 minutes call and come back (pressure point)
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz




Cervical Orthosis - ans-Soft, semi-rigid, rigid
xz xz xz xz xz




Semi Rigid- CO - ans-Philadelphia collar
xz xz xz xz xz




Rigid CO - ans-Multiple post type
xz xz xz xz xz




LSO Orthoses - ans-Rigid and Flexible
xz xz xz xz xz




Rigid LSO - ans-Chairback
xz xz xz




Knight
Harris
Plastic

Flexible LSO - ans-With steel stays
xz xz xz xz xz




Thermal molded insert xz xz

, TLSO - ans-Rigid and Flexible
xz xz xz xz




Rigid TLSO - ans-Taylor
xz xz xz




Knight-Taylor
plastic
Hyperextension- Cash xz




TLSO Flexible - ans-Steel stays, thermal molded inserts
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz




Knee Orthoses - ans-Rigid and Flexible
xz xz xz xz xz




KO Rigid - ans-ACL, PCL, MCL, OA
xz xz xz xz xz xz




ROM
Multi ligament
xz




KO Flexible - ans-Patella stabilizer, hinged knee brace
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz




Gait takes place in which planes? - ans-All three
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz




What takes place in the Frontal Plane? - ans-Abduction, Adduction
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz




Transfer of center of gravity xz xz xz xz




Varum
Valgus

Body Jackets have what type of plane control? - ans-Triplanar
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz xz




Dorsal means what? - ans-Topxz xz xz xz




Plantar means what? - ans-Bottom xz xz xz xz




Open Kinetic Chain - ans-Distal segment is free
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz




Proximal segments are fixed xz xz xz




Closed Kinetic Chain - ans-Distal segment is fixed
xz xz xz xz xz xz xz




Proximal segment is where the motion is xz xz xz xz xz xz




Genu-valgum? - ans-Knock kneed, hip and ankle abducted xz xz xz xz xz xz xz




Genu-varum? - ans-Bow legged, hip and ankle adducted xz xz xz xz xz xz xz




What occurs in/during pronation? - ans-Eversion
xz xz xz xz xz




Dorsiflexion
Abduction

What occurs in/during supination? - ans-Inversion
xz xz xz xz xz




Plantarflexion