Osteoarthritis

The Best –Ever Evaluation Team is one of the most renowned evaluation team in the community. They recently agreed to evaluate for Shady Trees Center (a local rehabilitation and assisted living center, which is located about 40 miles away from the University). Shady Tree Center offers 30 inpatient beds with free service to every patient. The main purpose of the Evaluation is to determine the effectiveness of physical therapy on elderly patients recovering from knee or hip replacement surgery. The…

and tenderness is noted upon paravertebral palpation. Straight leg raise is noted at 60 degrees on the left. Left L5 hypoesthesia is noted. Range of motion is limited. Facet loading test is noted at the LLE. IW was assessed to have lumbar osteoarthritis. She was given a prescription for Lidoderm and gabapentin. Treatment plan includes PT, follow-up visits and left L5-S1 ESI under…

following: 1. BMI≥ 40 or more than 100 pounds overweight 2. BMI≥ 35 and at least one or more obesity-related comorbidities such as type II diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea, and other respiratory disorders, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, osteoarthritis, lipid abnormalities, gastrointestinal disorders or heart disease. 3. Inability to achieve a healthy weight loss sustained for a period of time with prior weight loss efforts. Due to the nature, costs, and complications of bariatric surgery,…

given other medicines such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen. The study lasted for one year and the participants were around the age of 50 years old. Participants mostly complained about back pain being and other 35 percent said pain was hip or knee osteoarthritis pain. In the end researchers recorder their results asking them on a 10 point pain scale on how they were doing when taking the drugs. For the people taking the opioids at beginning of the year they rated their pain at 5.4 and at the end…

Based on my clinical experience, a 75-year-old female with moderate cognitive impairment was receiving physical therapy treatment (PT) for seven days for bilateral knee flexion contracture management due to chronic osteoarthritis. On the next day, the patient 's knees were swollen, but the skin integrity was fully intact. The patient refused to receive and PT modality or any therapeutic exercise which was very unusual. The patient was complaining of severe pain when I attempted to assess her…

Targeting solid tumors - primary & metastatic - irrespective of their anatomical location in the body or pathological sub-type – and permeating drug molecules into the targeted tumor mass, will improve therapeutic outcomes and reduce life-threatening systemic toxicities induced by routinely administered chemotherapeutic regimens. Creating molecular dimension-specific temporary pores in the cell membrane using precisely computed, safe radiofrequencies (RF) from an external source, to…

Football is a very famous sport that has been around for centuries and has been famous for its advantages, but it comes with its disadvantages. There has been a debate about whether football is dangerous. Most people consider football to be the most popular ball game in the world in terms of both players and spectators. On the other hand, it also comes with physical roughness, which causes injuries. In my perspective, football is dangerous for its causes of concussions, traumatic brain injuries,…

While a person could live for a long period of time, it is unavoidable to have changes. Ever since I was young my mother would take me to visit my grandmother during weekends and I enjoyed every moment of it. My grandmother used to buy me pizza and spaghetti for dinner and take me to play in a park nearby her house, I surely love my grandmother. However back then I couldn’t help but notice her painful face whenever she’d sit down or pick up a pencil, she would even take really long to walk up…

Insight to Shoulder Surgery Shoulder is the most flexible joint in the human body. It enables you to place and rotate your arm in various positions. However, its flexibility is exactly what makes shoulder prone to instability and injury. Age is another important factor that may cause problems to the shoulder. Such problems usually include disease, arthritis and other injuries. Since this is a very important part of your body, you certainly wish to treat is with care. So when your shoulder…

Postop, he is currently taking fluids p.o., is afebrile. He has not yet been out of bed and is waiting therapy evaluations. PAST MEDICAL HISTORY: Primary physician is Dr. ___ [NAME]. Past medical history is notable for hypertension; depression; osteoarthritis, both knees; early cataracts; glaucoma; corneal abrasion, left eye. SURGERIES: Left hand, surgery transition of nerves. Patient also has known aortic stenosis. Has had an echocardiogram in the past. ALLERGIES: NO KNOWN DRUG…