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Common Pathologies
Musculoskeletal System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Microscopic tears on the Achilles Tendon | Achilles Tendonitis |
| S&S of Achilles Tendonitis | Aching, Burning in the posterior heel, tenderness of tendon, thickening, weakness due to pain. |
| Treatment of Achilles Tendonitis | RICE, NSAIDS, analgesics. Heel cord stretching exercises, use of appropriate footwear, eccentric training of the gastrocs and soleus |
| Adhesive fibrosis and scarring in shoulder joint | Adhesive Capsulitis |
| S&S of Adhesive Capsulitis | insidious onset of localized pain, stiffness, night pain, restricted ROM in a capsular pattern |
| Treatment of adhesive capsulitis | Focus on increasing ROM exercises and palliative modalities |
| Also known as wry neck. Unilateral contracture of SCM. Most often identified in the first 2 months of life. | Congenital Torticollis |
| S&S of Congenital Torticollis | Lateral cervical flexion to same side of contracture, rotation toward opposite side and facial asymmetries |
| Treatment of Congenital Torticollis | Emphasis on stretching, ROM, positioning and caregiver education |
| Excessive translation of humeral head on glenoid during active rotation | Glenohumeral Instability |
| S&S of Glenohumeral Instability | Subluxation or feeling the shoulder "pop" out and back in to place. Pain, paresthesis, positive apprehension test. |
| Impingement Syndrome |