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Self-care for the client/patient: Self-care for meralgia paresthetica involves removing the physical stress factors that could contribute to the condition: avoidance of clothing or belts that are tight and/or press against the anterior hip, losing excess weight, and avoiding offending …
Manual therapy treatment: Given that lower crossed syndrome does not cause pain in the early stages, clients/patients often do not present for treatment until this condition is very chronic and progressed, and therefore stubborn and resistant to treatment. However, if …
Manual therapy treatment: Treatment for a low back strain or sprain is similar to the treatment of any muscular strain or ligamentous sprain. Regarding a low back strain or sprain, because the musculature of the low back is so large …
Self-care for the client/patient: As with any inflammatory condition, self-care for iliotibial band friction syndrome (ITBFS) begins with RICE: rest, ice, compression, and elevation. Most important of these are ice and rest. It is extremely important that the client/patient stop …
Manual therapy treatment: Manual therapy treatment for ITBFS is geared primarily toward reducing the inflammation of the condition and correcting its underlying cause. For the condition itself, ice is indicated to reduce the swelling. Gentle effleurage strokes from distal to …
Manual therapy treatment: During the acute inflammatory stage of a hamstring strain while torn muscle tissue is still healing, treatment is oriented toward decreasing inflammation and allowing the damaged tissue to heal. RICE (rest, ice, compression, and elevation) are recommended. …
Manual therapy treatment: Frozen shoulder often responds extremely well to manual therapy treatment. Depending on how long it has been present, it might require many months of treatment, but it often fully or nearly fully resolves with regular care; the …
Manual therapy treatment: Once present, De Quervain’s syndrome (De Quervain’s disease) can be challenging to resolve. As an inflammatory condition, icing is critically important. Given the presence of stenotic adhesions within the tendon sheath, cross fiber massage work at the …
Manual therapy treatment: Manual therapy treatment for an acute ankle inversion sprain is primarily palliative in nature and aimed at decreasing swelling and inflammation and relieving associated muscle spasm that might be occurring to splint/stabilize the joint. Effleurage strokes and …
Manual therapy treatment: The appropriate manual treatment for an adductor strain (groin pull) depends on whether it is acute or chronic. During the acute stage, manual treatment is geared primarily toward reducing the inflammation of the condition. This is accomplished …
