Examination and Management of Scapular Dysfunction
CRITICAL POINTS ▪ It is only in recent years that specific tests have been developed to assess the function of the scapula. The measurement properties of these tests are still…
Complex Injuries of the Hand
CRITICAL POINTS ▪ Complex hand injuries involve multiple tissue systems. ▪ A complete history and understanding of the injury circumstance as well as a prompt and thorough examination of the…
Rotator Cuff Tendinopathies and Tears: Surgery and Therapy
CRITICAL POINTS ▪ The rotator cuff assists with glenohumeral joint compression, rotation, and dynamic stability. ▪ Rotator cuff injuries cover a continuum of symptoms and dysfunction, from tendinitis and small…
Shoulder Instability
CRITICAL POINTS ▪ Shoulder instability can be unidirectional, bidirectional, or multidirectional. ▪ Unidirectional anterior instability is the most common pattern of shoulder instability. ▪ Instability occurs along a spectrum and…
Therapist’s Management of the Frozen Shoulder
CRITICAL POINTS ▪ The key clinical examination finding for frozen shoulder (FS) is the loss of at least 50% of passive external rotation (ER) at the side. ▪ Successful treatment…
Rehabilitation of Shoulder Instability
CRITICAL POINTS ▪ Shoulder instability constitutes a spectrum of disorders that includes laxity, subluxation, and dislocation. ▪ Immobilization has little effect on outcome after traumatic dislocation. ▪ The prognosis for…
Elbow Instability: Surgeon’s Management
CRITICAL POINTS ▪ Lateral or medial collateral ligament surgical repair is rare in the acute selting unless there is a loss of articular support. ▪ Chronic medial collateral ligament instability…
Rehabilitation for Elbow Instability: Emphasis on the Throwing Athlete
CRITICAL POINTS ▪ The medial elbow is exposed to tensile forces, and the lateral elbow is forcefully compressed during the throwing motion, therefore both ligament complexes are at risk for…
The Extensor Tendons: Evaluation and Surgical Management
CRITICAL POINTS ▪ Treatment and rehabilitation of extensor tendon injury can be equally complex, demanding, time consuming, and disappointing as flexor tendon injury. ▪ The display of extensor tendons over…
Therapist’s Management of the Stiff Hand
CRITICAL POINTS ▪ Effective rehabilitation of the stiff hand requires that the effects of immobilization be minimized while not overloading healing tissue. ▪ Interosseous muscle tightness frequently contributes to limited…
