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1. A 35-year-old morbidly obese
1. Grade 1 lateral ligament ankle sprain
female. The patient was walking
on a cobble-stone walkway 2. Patient should not be fully weight
when she had an un-recoverable bearing in the acute phase. Patient should
loss of balance and fell. The use crutches during this phase and can
patient has enrolled in an exer- performed upper body workouts in her
cise based weight loss program. program but avoid full weight bearing until
The program begins in one week re-leased to do so or patient can tolerate full
and the patient does not want to weight bearing.
postpone. The patient resides in
a one story home with her 3. Increasing ROM, proprioceptive
mother. responses, de-creasing edema, and
beginning light resistive ex-ercises. PROM in
1. What is the diagnosis? the beginning and move to Re-sistive
exercises (Peroneal muscles) should include
2. If in the acute phase is she able
Isometric, open-chain, and closed-chain
to fully weight bear?
R.I.C.E
ATFL
3. What should physical therapy
focus on?
2. 17- year old basketball player is diag- 1. Training patient to use crutches for
gait and ne-
nosed with -----------?. The patient parents in a two-story
was injured during the third home with her bedroom in
week of an of an 11 week the sec-ond floor.
season. The patient has no
significant past medical his- 1. If in the acute phase
tory and would like to return to what activities
her starting position before
post-season playoffs begin. She
is diabetic and re-sides with her
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gotiating stairs in her home
2. Increasing ROM, proprioceptive responses, de-
creasing edema, and beginning light resistive ex-
ercises. PROM in the beginning and move to Re-
sistive exercises (Peroneal muscles) should include
Isometric, open-chain, and closed-chain
3. Check for nerve damage, patient foot checks for
ulcers, check blood flow to ankle
4. Complete Functional progression
progression prior to returning to her sport
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would be important? focused on?
2. What should physical therapy 4. Home regimen?
focus on?
3. Does the patient being
Diabetic af-fect the treatment
plan?
4. What exercises are
important for the athlete to
perform before return-ing to
her sport?
3. 29- year-old was referred to
outpa-tient physical therapy.
The patient is self employed as
an artist and enjoys outdoor
activities. Past med-
ical history includes diabetes
mellitus since the age six and a
femur frac-ture 11 months ago.
The patient no-ticed reduced
range of motion and an increase
in pain over the last few weeks.
1. What is the diagnosis?
primary or secondary?
2. Does diabetes affect the
injury?
3. What exercises should be
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1. Occurs spontaneously
2. Patient's with diabetes are more likely to be
diag-nosed with Adhesive capsulitis. One theory:
Glucose molecules may attach to the collagen of the
lining of the shoulder, making an already of the lining
of the shoulder, making it stitt area even stitter
3. ACUTE: superficial heat, gentle joint mobiliza-
tion, progressive strengthening, pendulum exercis-
es, and isometric strengthening
CHRONIC: ultrasound, Grade III/ Grade IV mobiliza-tion,
increasing the extensibility of the joint capsule, and
techniques such as PNF to restore painless func-
tional ROM
4. ACUTE: self-stretching but avoid abduction
CHRONIC: emphasize self- stretching, progressive
exercises, posture management, PNF and other ex-
ercises (Pendulum and Wall climbing)
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1. A 35-year-old morbidly obese
1. Grade 1 lateral ligament ankle sprain
female. The patient was walking
on a cobble-stone walkway 2. Patient should not be fully weight
when she had an un-recoverable bearing in the acute phase. Patient should
loss of balance and fell. The use crutches during this phase and can
patient has enrolled in an exer- performed upper body workouts in her
cise based weight loss program. program but avoid full weight bearing until
The program begins in one week re-leased to do so or patient can tolerate full
and the patient does not want to weight bearing.
postpone. The patient resides in
a one story home with her 3. Increasing ROM, proprioceptive
mother. responses, de-creasing edema, and
beginning light resistive ex-ercises. PROM in
1. What is the diagnosis? the beginning and move to Re-sistive
exercises (Peroneal muscles) should include
2. If in the acute phase is she able
Isometric, open-chain, and closed-chain
to fully weight bear?
R.I.C.E
ATFL
3. What should physical therapy
focus on?
2. 17- year old basketball player is diag- 1. Training patient to use crutches for
gait and ne-
nosed with -----------?. The patient parents in a two-story
was injured during the third home with her bedroom in
week of an of an 11 week the sec-ond floor.
season. The patient has no
significant past medical his- 1. If in the acute phase
tory and would like to return to what activities
her starting position before
post-season playoffs begin. She
is diabetic and re-sides with her
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gotiating stairs in her home
2. Increasing ROM, proprioceptive responses, de-
creasing edema, and beginning light resistive ex-
ercises. PROM in the beginning and move to Re-
sistive exercises (Peroneal muscles) should include
Isometric, open-chain, and closed-chain
3. Check for nerve damage, patient foot checks for
ulcers, check blood flow to ankle
4. Complete Functional progression
progression prior to returning to her sport
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would be important? focused on?
2. What should physical therapy 4. Home regimen?
focus on?
3. Does the patient being
Diabetic af-fect the treatment
plan?
4. What exercises are
important for the athlete to
perform before return-ing to
her sport?
3. 29- year-old was referred to
outpa-tient physical therapy.
The patient is self employed as
an artist and enjoys outdoor
activities. Past med-
ical history includes diabetes
mellitus since the age six and a
femur frac-ture 11 months ago.
The patient no-ticed reduced
range of motion and an increase
in pain over the last few weeks.
1. What is the diagnosis?
primary or secondary?
2. Does diabetes affect the
injury?
3. What exercises should be
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1. Occurs spontaneously
2. Patient's with diabetes are more likely to be
diag-nosed with Adhesive capsulitis. One theory:
Glucose molecules may attach to the collagen of the
lining of the shoulder, making an already of the lining
of the shoulder, making it stitt area even stitter
3. ACUTE: superficial heat, gentle joint mobiliza-
tion, progressive strengthening, pendulum exercis-
es, and isometric strengthening
CHRONIC: ultrasound, Grade III/ Grade IV mobiliza-tion,
increasing the extensibility of the joint capsule, and
techniques such as PNF to restore painless func-
tional ROM
4. ACUTE: self-stretching but avoid abduction
CHRONIC: emphasize self- stretching, progressive
exercises, posture management, PNF and other ex-
ercises (Pendulum and Wall climbing)
