Certificate Course Schedule

SUMMER	8 weeks
ORX901	Intro to Orthotics   Tour, ID badges, etc.   Overview of the profession   Professional Organizations   Ethics   Patient Management   Safety: machinery, tools, equipment, MSDS   Office procedures	1 hour/day; 40 hours total
ORX911	Orthotic Lab I   "Basic Skills" Projects: contour sidebar align stirrup leather/sewing mix plaster plaster impression      AFO, PE, WHO model rectification      AFO, PE, WHO mold plastic      AFO, PE, WHO finish plastic      AFO, PE, WHO   Materials	3 hours/day; 120 hours total

FALL	15 weeks
ORX902	Lower Limb   Anatomy, Physiology, Kinesiology   Pathology   Gait   Muscle testing   Biomechanics	1 hour/day; 75 hours total
ORX912	Orthotic Lab II   Orthotic design   LL Projects: Arch support UCBL PAFO, articulating MAFO, DAAJ PKAFO MKAFO	3 hours/day; 120 hours total

SPRING	15 weeks
ORX903	Upper Limb   Anatomy, Physiology, Kinesiology   Pathology   Muscle testing   Orthotic design   Biomechanics	1 hour/day; 37.5 hours total
ORX904	Spine   Anatomy, Physiology, Kinesiology   Pathology   Orthotic design   Biomechanics	1 hour/day; 37.5 hours total
ORX913	Orthotics Lab III   UL/Spine Projects: HO WHO, static WHO, dynamic LSO TLSO	2 hour/day; 150 hours total

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