Musculoskeletal Key

CRITICAL POINTS Skin and Superficial Soft Tissue ▪ What kind of closure or coverage has been used? ▪ How much protection does it need? ▪ Is healing expected to be…

CRITICAL POINTS ▪ Physical agents should be incorporated into the plan of care with other therapy interventions. ▪ When using cryotherapy, monitor for signs of cold sensitivity. ▪ The use…

CRITICAL POINTS ▪ Flexor tendon injuries in children are often missed or delayed. ▪ The most difficult aspect of caring for flexor tendon injuries in children is the rehabilitation. ▪…

Critical Points ▪ Types of shoulder arthritis include osteoarthritis, inflammatory arthritis such as rheumatoid arthritis, and the other arthritides such as gout and pseudogout. ▪ Common to all forms of…

CRITICAL POINTS ▪ There has been tremendous growth and maturation in manual therapy practice over the past two decades. ▪ Efficacy has been demonstrated for the use of manual therapy…

CRITICAL POINTS ▪ The surgical management of degenerative arthritis of the elbow includes open surgical debridement procedures, arthroscopy, total elbow arthroplasty, and ulnar nerve surgery. ▪ Options for the management…

CRITICAL POINTS ▪ Early recognition of four sign and symptom factors determines success ▪ Pain modulation includes multiple techniques, patience, and perseverance ▪ Treatment avoids pain provocation ▪ Practical approach…

Hippocrates described the clinical findings associated with scleroderma including thickened skin in his writings from 460 bc . The first detailed description of the condition came from Dr. Carlo Curzio…

CRITICAL POINTS Two Forms of Hyperesthesia ▪ Allodynia: a painful response to a normally nonpainful stimulus ▪ Hyperalgesia: a heightened painful response to a painful stimulus The Anterolateral Pain Pathway…

CRITICAL POINTS ▪ Neuropathic pain is often a major component of neural tension dysfunction. ▪ The nervous system is designed to accommodate movement via excursion and strain, and excess strain…