Assistive Devices and Orthotics

From crutches and wheelchairs to braces and slings, there are many assistive devices that can help you recover from an injury. Explore your options and learn how to best put them to use.
A man touching a brace on his knee
When to Wear a Knee Brace
Foot hovering over orthotic shoe insert
How Orthotics Can Treat Help Posterior Tibial Tendonitis
a woman leaning on a cane
Adjusting a Cane to the Correct Height for Walking
Photo of a woman and a PT with a walker.
How to Walk With a Walker
The lift off strip of kinesiology tape.
Release Neck & Shoulder Knots With Kinesiology Tape
Kinesiology tape can be used to treat plantar fasciitis.
Kinesiology Taping for Plantar Fasciitis and Foot Pain
Man wearing knee brace
How to Put On a Knee Brace
Photo of a knee getting measured with a goniometer.
Goniometer: A Tool for Measuring a Joint's Range of Motion
kinesiotape on back
How to Use Kinesiology Tape to Treat SI Joint Pain
A knee Bledsoe brace.
Do I Need to Wear a Knee Brace After ACL Surgery?
Close up showing a medical treatment of a young woman. A female physiotherapist is taping the neck of a young lady which has got head aches. Kinesiotape is also used for prevention and treatment in competitive sports.
What Does Kinesiology Tape Do?
Three senior men laughing, walking on city waterfront
How to Safely Walk With a Cane
Doctor helping a patient walk up stairs
How to Go Up and Down Stairs After Foot Surgery or Injury
A roll of kinesiology tape
Using Kinesiology Tape to Prevent Nipple Irritation
Patient being diagnosed by his physical therapist
Hot Packs Used in Physical Therapy
How Does Inversion Therapy Work?
Photo of a woman loading a wheelchair into a car.
How to Open and Close a Wheelchair
Young woman during an electrical stimulation therapy. -stock photo
How Electrical Stimulation Is Used in Physical Therapy
A person with a shoulder sling for an injury - stock photo
How to Wear a Shoulder Sling
Photo of a woman and a PT with a walker.
Choosing and Using Walkers in Physical Therapy
Caregiver helping a man with crutches.
How to Adjust Crutches
Therapist working with senior patient in rehab center
The Benefit of Shoulder Pulleys in Physical Therapy
Photo of a woman walking with a quad cane.
Quad Canes to Help With Walking
A woman in the gym with an injured shoulder
Using the Upper Body Ergometer in Physical Therapy
Photo of a man in cervical traction.
Over-the-Door Cervical Traction for Neck Pain
Physical therapist working with man exercising
How Physical Therapists Use TheraBands for Patients
Photo of a golfer holding his elbow.
How to Use Kinesiology Tape to Treat Golfer's Elbow
Photo of a BOSU ball.
Uses of Orthotics
Photo of the Omron Home TENS Unit
Review of the Omron MAX Power TENS Unit to Control Pain
A person wearing an ankle foot orthosis and athletic shoes
Ankle-Foot Orthosis (AFO) Types for Foot Drop
Man wearing knee brace
Types of Knee Braces for Support and Injury Prevention
CPM machine working
What is a Continuous Passive Motion (CPM) Machine?
Pilates elastic band
How to Treat Foot Drop With an Elastic Resistance Band
a young man holding his back in pain
Spinal Decompression Reviews
Kinesio Tape on a runner's calf.
Should You Avoid Using Kinesiology Tape?
You can use kinesiology tape to support your rotator cuff and shoulder.
KT Tape for Rotator Cuff and Shoulder Injuries
Kinesiology Tape for Shin Splints
Kinesiology Tape for Shin Splints
Senior man walking in a forest
Types of Walking Canes