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Treatment Of Phantom Limb Pain And Knee Flexion Contracture Due To Transtibial Amputation: A Case Study, Kristin Smead, Donna Leigel
Treatment Of Phantom Limb Pain And Knee Flexion Contracture Due To Transtibial Amputation: A Case Study, Kristin Smead, Donna Leigel
Miami, Fall 2019
This case study evaluated the effectiveness of a combination of visual mirror therapy for phantom limb pain desensitization in conjunction with a physical therapy regimen of therapeutic exercise, short-wave diathermy, and gait training in a 66-year-old male with left lower extremity amputation.
Through a combination of mirror therapy, short-wave diathermy over the hamstring musculature, and therapeutic exercise, the patient displayed an overall improvement in left lower limb knee flexion contracture and a reduction in perceived phantom limb pain.The patient can now tolerate full weight bearing through this extremity from an improved fit of the prosthesis socket. Throughout the course of …
Motor Learning And Adaptation In People With Knee Osteoarthritis And Chronic Pain, Heather Turcotte, Katherine S. Rudolph
Motor Learning And Adaptation In People With Knee Osteoarthritis And Chronic Pain, Heather Turcotte, Katherine S. Rudolph
Osteopathic Medicine Student Research Posters
Osteoarthritis (OA) affects an estimated 50 million people in the US, and approximately 43% have limitations in daily function due to arthritis pain.3 Individuals with knee osteoarthritis (OA) have heightened sensitization to pain2,5 as well as reduced strength, diminished function and quality of life1 that prompts them to seek care from health care providers. Physical therapists commonly work with patients to improve function and quality of life by helping them learn to move without pain. Unfortunately, chronic pain causes changes to the nervous system that may impact the ability to learn new ways but the extent to which chronic pain …
Chain Reaction: Functional Strengthening For The Treatment Of Posterior Tibialis Tendinopathy In An Adolescent Athlete, Emily Terrell, John Layne
Chain Reaction: Functional Strengthening For The Treatment Of Posterior Tibialis Tendinopathy In An Adolescent Athlete, Emily Terrell, John Layne
St. Augustine, Spring 2017
The purpose of this case report was to describe the successful addition of lower extremity kinetic chain functional strengthening to the standard of care for chronic PPT treatment.