Management Plan

Question 1

What is a pop in the knee and severe pain a symptom of?

Answer 1

ACL tear

Question 2

What is the preoperative phase of an ACL knee injury?

Answer 2

Resolution of the postinjury swelling and regaining full range of motion

Question 3

What is the length of the acute injury phase for an ACL knee injury? What is done here?

Answer 3

1 week, RICE and or electrical stimulation.

Question 4

What is the length of the repair phase for an ACL knee injury? What is done here?

Answer 4

1 to 6 weeks, RICE and electrical stimulation.

Question 5

What is the length of the remodeling phase for an ACL knee injury? What is done here?

Answer 5

7 weeks to 4 months, electrical stimulation

Question 6

What are pain in the anterior aspect of the knee while walking, running, etc. symptoms of?

Answer 6

Patellofemoral Pain

Question 7

What is the management plan for Patellofemoral Pain?

Answer 7

Reduce pain and correct faulty biomechanics

Question 8

What is the length of the acute injury phase for patellofemoral pain? What is done here?

Answer 8

1 to 4 days

Use ice and electrical stimulation to decrease pain, take NSAIDs as needed. Use tapejobs to fix it and an orthotic insert/isometric exercises

Question 9

What is the length of the repair phase for patellofemoral pain? What is done here?

Answer 9

5 days to 2 weeks

Use ice and electrical stimulation, more tape, day to day assessments

Question 10

What is the length of the remodeling phase for patellofemoral pain? What is done here?

Answer 10

2 weeks to full return

Wean off of taping
Possibly wear a neoprene sleeve
More quad strengthening nad hamstring stretching exercises

Question 11

What is moderate pain on the outside of the left ankle, walking is difficult, painful to move, and tenderness symptoms of?

Answer 11

Grade 2 Inversion Ankle Sprain

Question 12

What is the length of the Acute Injury phase of a Grade 2 Inversion Ankle Sprain? What is done here?

Answer 12

2-3 days

Ice intermittently.
Determine that there is no fracture
Elastic wrap during waking and elevate

Question 13

What is the length of the repair phase for a Grade 2 Inversion Ankle Sprain? What is done here?

Answer 13

3 weeks

Ice after exercise, cold whirlpool, and massage above and below the injury site

Question 14

What is the length of the remodeling phase for a Grade 2 Inversion ankle sprain?

Answer 14

3-5 Days

Stretrch and light resistance training
Some jogging

Question 15

What are pain in the shoulder/biceps tendons and overhead pain a symptom of?

Answer 15

Shoulder impingement

Question 16

What is the management plan for a shoulder impingement?

Answer 16

Restoring normal biomechanics to the shoulder joint to maintain space in the shoulder

Question 17

What is the length of the acute injury phase for a shoulder impingement? What is done here?

Answer 17

1 to 6 days

Rice and electrical stimulation and NSAIDS
Allow inflammation to subside
Modify current exercise plan

Question 18

What is the length of the repair phase for a shoulder impingement? What is done here?

Answer 18

1 to 2 weeks

Ice
Strengthen scapular and rotator muscles with manual resistance training/tubing

Question 19

What is the length of the remodeling phase for a shoulder impingement? What is done here?

Answer 19

2 weeks to full return

Continue scapular and rotator muscle strengthening from the repair phase