Prosthetics is a specialty within the field of health care technology concerned with the design, manufacture, and application of prostheses. A prosthesis is defined as an “externally applied device used to replace wholly, or in part, an absent or deficient limb segment”.
Assistive technology includes the systems and services by which people obtain assistive products. Assistive products, such as prostheses, orthoses, and wheelchairs, improve people’s ability to function and enable them to live independent lives and participate in desired activities
Orthotics is a specialty within the field of health care technology concerned with the design, manufacture, and application of orthoses (braces). An orthosis is defined as an “externally applied device used to modify the structural and functional characteristics of the neuromuscular and skeletal system”.