In 1981, George R. Hepburn, PT took pen in hand and from a great idea created an incredible company...Dynasplint Systems, Inc.

Based on seven years of clinical experience working in an acute general hospital, private physical therapy practice and nursing home settings, George envisioned a tremendous need for a sophisticated dynamic splinting system to treat the widespread problem of joint stiffness and contractures seen in nearly every clinical setting involved in rehabilitative medicine.

Working for two years with his own patients trying various prototypes, the first successful clinical trials were documented on an elderly woman at a nursing home and a thirteen year old boy. The adolescent male made history. Recovering from a severely displaced supracondylar elbow fracture, the patient had an original range of motion deficit of more than 50° but made excellent progress toward complete resolution using an Elbow Extension Dynasplint® System. He used the device at home while attending physical therapy two to three times per week.  This particular case became the first of many, documenting Dynasplint Systems' efficacy for treatment of contractures and joint stiffness.

The article about this case, "Use of Elbow Dynasplint for Reduction of Elbow Flexion Contractures: A Case Study," was published in the April 1984 issue of The Journal of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy.  This and other pertinent articles can be found on the Research page of our website.