New Splinting Techniques - An Overview of Modern Methods

Ever wondered how the ancient art of splinting has evolved into a high-tech craft? 

Printing a splint is almost now as easy as making your morning coffee! 3D printing technology is coming and it is slowly transforming the way we approach custom-fit designs, making them highly tailored to each patient's unique needs, however still technical, expensive and sometimes difficult to use, the technology is coming some way closer to Star Trek.

BUT remember when adjusting a splint felt like wrestling? Nowadays with new materials like those from Orfit, adjustments are a breeze, ensuring a perfect fit as recovery progresses. We still believe a therapist is best with thermoplastic in hand, the modern day Michelangelo, crafting a splint to suit the patients recovery needs, enabling the best outcomes (particularly with some world class educators here in NZ here too)

Colours also make a fantastic addition that weren't around 30 years ago. A made up patient, lets call him, John, his mood surely lit up with his new vibrant Ocean blue splint from Orfit Colours—now he cheers for his team (the Blues - he's apparently ready for the 2025 season) in style and comfort!

Orficast is a therapist's dream during those busy clinic days—quick, easy, and utterly reliable for immediate applications, gone are the gypsona days.

And for those with unique challenges, MultiFit stretches in all directions, ensuring that 'one size fits all' actually means what it says.

In the end, modern splinting techniques are not just about healing—they’re about enhancing lives, adding a splash of colour here and there, a custom fit there, all while keeping smiles on faces. Innovation truly is at the heart of modern hand therapy.