The field of orthotics and prosthetics is as old as mankind. Ever since the first person fractured a bone, strained a joint, or lost a limb, attempts have been made to protect or strengthen an injured body part, or compensate for a missing arm or leg.

Today's rehabilitation professionals are known as prosthetists and orthotists. They are highly trained in helping adults and children with physical disabilities handle the tasks of daily living as well as possible. Most often this is done by designing and fabricating a rehabilitation device.

Prosthetists create artificial, or prosthetic, arms and legs for amputees, while orthotists design and fit support devices such as braces, casts, and body jackets. All devices are worn externally. Some people can stop wearing an orthosis after several weeks or months, when the injured body part is healed; others with ongoing conditions such as spina bifida need supportive devices indefinitely. And an amputee usually has a lifelong relationship with the prosthetist.

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