CASE STUDIES: Select 4 of the case studies listed below and…
CASE STUDIES: Select 4 of the case studies listed below and provide the appropriate information. Please note, you must have 1 Iontophoresis treatment, 1 E-stim for pain treatment, and 2 E-stim for muscle contraction treatments. (10 pt each) State which case study you are using and provide the following information: Goal of the treatment: (1 pt) Modality: (1 pt) select from Iontophoresis – include drug and polarity, and E-stim: IFC, premod, biphasic, Russian, high-volt, or TENS unit. Parameters: (6 pts) include all the parameters you you will need to set up (you are to assume you can adjust ALL parameters for each modality you select): include pad placement for e-stim treatments patient prep/position (1 pt) instructions to the patient: (1 pt) this is the first time they’ve received this type of treatment. Case study 1: a 21 y/o female basketball athlete post ACL reconstruction surgery with difficulty getting the VMO to fire correctly (not weak). Case study 2: a 20 y/o male soccer athlete c/o pain on the left midportion of his hamstring, 1.5 degree strain and the athlete comes to you 2 days post injury. Case study 3: a softball athlete was hit with a line drive in the biceps brachii muscle belly. It is a week post injury and there is still a moderate amount of swelling over the biceps muscle. Case study 4: a 20 y/o male football athlete c/o pain in the cervical region, with muscle spasms in the upper traps. X-rays have ruled out a fracture and it’s diagnosed as a 1 degree spasm of the right and left upper trapezius muscles. Case study 5: a 19 y/o female track athlete (high jump) with chronic patellar tendinosis for the past month. Past cryotherapy and rehab treatments have not been working. Case study 6: an 18 y/o female tennis athlete has pain on her lateral epicondyle. This pain has been increasing over the last 3 weeks and she was diagnosed with lateral epicondylosis. Case study 7: a 21 y/o baseball pitcher has been diagnosed with calcific bicipital tendinosis. He has 2 small calcium deposits in the proximal biceps tendon. Case study 8: a 18 y/o female volleyball athlete c/o left buttocks and low back pain for the last 6 weeks. She does have pain that shoots down her left leg periodically and was diagnosed with piriformis syndrome with sciatica. Case study 9: a 44 y/o male painter c/o pain in his right shoulder with limited shoulder ROM due to pain. He is diagnosed with chronic supraspinatus tendinosis. Case study 10: a 22 y/o offensive lineman c/o diffuse low back pain for the last 2 weeks. His pain is non-radiating and increases with strenuous lifting. He was diagnosed with lumbosacral muscle spasm w/ a first degree quadratus lumborum strain. Case study 11: A patient had carpal tunnel release surgery and was in a cast for 4 weeks. He has very limited wrist flexion and extension due to the casting. You want to work on wrist ROM to reduce the joint contractures.