假肢和矫形师负责整个身体的评估，诊断和管理。假肢专家为全部或部分自然肢体缺失的人提供假肢（假肢）。矫形师会为肢体或脊柱各种状况的人提供支撑牙套和夹板（矫形器）。假肢和矫形师与各个年龄段和不同要求的人一起工作。您将学习如何评估，诊断和治疗需要假肢和矫形器治疗的人员，逐步需要更深入的学习，并在与人的最后期限内提高能力，满足他们的需求，并决定提供最有效的治疗方法并在临床工作中花费时间在这里，您将有机会看到真正的患者穿着他们的假肢和矫形器。
Prosthetists provide artificial limbs to assist people who have part or all of a limb missing. Orthotists provide braces and splints to support, correct, or aid the function of people with various conditions of the neurological, muscular and skeletal systems. On this course you will learn how to assess and treat people requiring prosthetic and orthotic care. Prosthetists and Orthotists are highly skilled in biomechanics, human movement and gait analysis. The strong practical elements of this course will be taught in conjunction with relevant theory and background information.<br><br>You will:<br>Learn how to assess, diagnose and treat people requiring prosthetic and orthotic care<br>Gradually acquire a greater depth of learning and increased competency in dealing with people, meeting their needs and deciding on the most effective treatment to offer<br>Spend time in clinical placements where you will get the chance to see real patients wearing their prostheses and orthoses