When hard tissue and soft tissues of the body are injured – broken, torn, sprained, strained, inflamed, swollen, painful – further movement and/or abnormal positioning can lead to further damage, an increase in pain and swelling, and delay the healing process. Medical devices designed to provide support and protection, and sometimes compression to injured joints and body parts are helpful tools to aid healing while controlling pain and swelling.
- Splints are hard and body part conforming wraps that are used to support, protect, and maintain proper alignment of injured bones, ligaments, and muscles/tendons against further injury, keeping the body parts/bones fixated or immobilized to allow healing to occur. Commonly used to treat bone fractures, joint/ligament sprains, dislocations, etc.
- Braces are applied to limbs, joints, and even the back to help provide stability to the site of injury or weakness, helping reduce undesirable movement and pain and swelling that can occur. Some braces help immobilize a body part, some braces help reduce swelling, and some provide protection while also allowing for certain movement.
- Wraps come in different styles and types and are used to support and protect sprained and swollen joints. The wraps also help retain heat or cold and can provide compression to help control swelling. Wraps are also used to hold in place other treatment modalities such as hot and cold packs, electrodes, etc.
- Supports are of various types with the main goal for use to help stabilize and support joints that have been injured or during the post-operative period. Some supports aid in ambulation, body part positioning/alignment, joint stability - with mobility and without mobility, and work to reduce help reduce swelling and control pain.
- Scissors/Shears and forceps made of stainless steel are durable and effective medical accessories for cutting the myriad of materials used in medical, first aid, EMT, nursing, and other settings for safe and effective delivery of care.
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