To splint or not to splint? Do thermoplastic hand splints maintain passive range of movement following severe acquired brain injury in a long-term care setting?

Danielle Blacker, Anisa Cassim, Occupational Therapy Department, Brain Injury Service, Royal Hospital for Neuro-Disability , Occupational Therapy Department, Continuing Care and Specialist Services, Royal Hospital for Neuro-Disability

Hand Therapy

Published online on March 17, 2026

Abstract

Hand Therapy, Ahead of Print.
Thermoplastic splinting is an intervention widely used by occupational therapists to manage upper limb impairments in adults with acquired brain injury (ABI). A key therapeutic goal of splinting within this population is to maintain passive range of ...