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Hip Adductor Or Iliopsoas Tendonitis In An Adolescent Athlete: A Physical Therapy Case Report, Julie Berry

Physical Therapy Scholarly Projects

Groin pain can be caused by many different entities from a "pulled adductor muscle" to something as serious as a femoral neck stress fracture. Other possible diagnoses include slipped capital epiphysis, avulsion fractures, osteitis pubis, osteoarthritis, labral tem adductor tendonitis and hernia, Iliopsoas tendonitis is all under diagnosed clinical problem, This injury affects millions of athletes every year and is often misdiagnosed and not properly treated, Potential implications to function include a decrease in the ability to perform activities of daily living (dressing, transferring into and out of bed/car/chair, and climbing stairs), inability to control inflammation which could progress to …

Physical Therapy Management For Chronic Neck And Intrascapular Pain With Upper Extremity Tingling And Headaches: A Case Report, Tonya Kunze

Physical Therapy Scholarly Projects

In the US, it is estimated that there are 1 million new cases of whiplash type injuries annually. There is plenty of discussion regarding the treatment for these injuries but there is limited research using Med-X spinal strengthening machines to treat this type of chronic spinal pain associated with these whiplash type injuries. The patient chosen for this study sustained these type of chronic symptoms due to a motor vehicle accident 13 years prior and had struggled with these symptoms on and off since the accident. The purpose of this study was to determine whether a 56 y/o female that …

Physical Therapy Intervention In A Patient With Open Reduction Internal Fixation Of A Left Scapula Fracture, Amber Saienga

Physical Therapy Scholarly Projects

Background and Purpose. This case report describes the physical therapy intervention for a patient with an open reduction and internal fixation of a scapula fracture with decreased shoulder strength,

Description. A 53-year-old-man with decreased left shoulder strength resulting from a 9-week period of inactivity following his surgery received physical therapy services for 4 sessions consisting of therapeutic exercise and manual therapy techniques, Active range of motion and manual muscle testing were completed at the initial evaluation and at discharge,

Outcome . Following the physical therapy intervention, improvements were noted in shoulder strength and patient was able to return to most …