Splinting: Positioning, edema, and scar management due to burn injury

Abstract

To achieve optimal function and independence, an individual relies on the combined use of a number of treatment modalities available to therapists (Simons et al., 2003). This chapter provides an overview of (1) classification and epidemiology of burn injury; and (2) intervention modalities that aim to minimize impairment to body structures and body functions after burn injury, by using positioning and splinting, and edema and scar management. © Springer Science + Business Media, LLC 2009.