• Designing and fabricating orthopedic and prosthetic devices based on patients measurements and physician prescriptions
• Interviewing and assessing patients to identify unique needs and briefing on treatment plans
• Measuring or taking impressions of a patient’s body to design a brace, artificial limb or other supportive device with attention to physiological function and health
• Constructing prosthetics or orthotics by hand or supervising construction by medical appliance technicians
• Providing patients with device use and maintenance instructions
• Providing ongoing care and repairing or adjusting devices as treatments progress