3D printing and occupational therapy

[Dutch OT]

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Lately I’m getting very curious about the possibilities that a 3D printer can have in occupational therapy.
Some 3D printed items may be customized utensils, or a cutting board.

What do you think? Do you have any ideas for the use of 3D printing in occupational therapy?
p.s. Sorry my English is a little bit rusty

 

[Sunny324]

I imagine that there would be great potential for making modified items using 3D printing. An OT with the know-how and access to a 3D printer could make custom items for their clients quickly and cheaply. The "recipe" for those items could be shared via the internet to create a library of customized items. Tons of possibilities there!

 

[themoolag]

have you seen the 3d printed splint?

 

[Dutch OT]

have you seen the 3d printed splint?

Do you mean the Cortex Cast?

 

[bebob]

How do you put this on? (sorry about the ignorance)

When I first read the OP, my thought was since the technique/material is still fairly expensive, we'd probably be asked by the insurance company to justify why NOT to use the cheaper means. But I can't wait for it to become common place. The end product would have more precision and I imagine we can use this in conjunction with AutoCad and design something that is too intricate/time-consuming to make by hand.

 

[themoolag]

Do you mean the Cortex Cast?

yes that's what I was talking about. So you just get an X-ray of your fracture and they splint/cast will be modified according to your injury. Sounds good but I don't know how practical it is.

 

[Dutch OT]

How do you put this on? (sorry about the ignorance)

When I first read the OP, my thought was since the technique/material is still fairly expensive, we'd probably be asked by the insurance company to justify why NOT to use the cheaper means. But I can't wait for it to become common place. The end product would have more precision and I imagine we can use this in conjunction with AutoCad and design something that is too intricate/time-consuming to make by hand.

I read that one side was open so it can be closed with velcro.