orthoticsn.
/ɔːˈθɒtɪks/, U.S. /ɔrˈθɑdɪks/ The branch of physiotherapy that deals with the use of orthoses; the design and fitting of orthoses.
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1957 Artificial Limbs Spring 116/1 Approximately 60 percent of the class time in orthotics was used for actual laboratory practice.
1968 Math. Biosciences III. 156 Essential problems in prosthetics, orthotics, remote handling, and robot design have a common theoretical background.
1976 Alyn & Deeside Observer 10 Dec. 22/3 (advt.) The post also offers experience in Plaster Work and Orthotics.
1990 Physiotherapy 76 796/2 The orthotics department requested advice concerning an increased incidence of back pain due to lifting heavy patients and working at low plinths.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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