Therapeutic Modalities Case Study

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Occupational Therapist Assistant & Physiotherapist Assistant Program PT Therapeutic Modalities OTPT303 Assignment Requirements Fall 2013 Professor: Julie Marlatt | | | |Date Due |Week 7, beginning of Theory Class | | | | |Time Due |Beginning of Class, once all assignments are collected and class started, assignment is considered late: | | |830AM…show more content…
font (Times New Roman or Arial) | | |Provide answers to both case studies. | | |Address each case study separately and use headers when answering questions. | |Rubric |Complete and submit a thoughtfully self-evaluation of your assignment. | |Submission |Hard copy, submitted to professor at start of class. | Objectives for Assignment: • Identify the benefits, goals, indications and contraindications of therapeutic modalities used in Physiotherapy. • Demonstrate knowledge of therapeutic modalities, including their use, application, expected physiological changes and…show more content…
swelling of her right knee 2. decreased knee extension due to shortening of her hamstring muscles 3. extreme weakness of her quadriceps muscles 4. a slight flare-up of the arthritis in her right hand and wrist which is painful for her but there is minimal swelling or loss of grip strength Use the following as headers to state what kind of treatment plan would you expect to be assigned by the therapist for this client? Explain your rationale for your choices: 1. the modalities you feel would be appropriate (Appropriate Modalities) • Discuss the indications for each treatment and the contraindications related to the information you have, as it relates to Mrs. J’s medical history. 2. the order in which each modality would be used (Order of Modalities) 3. positioning of the patient for each modality (Positioning for each Modality) 4. the settings including length of time you would use the modality eg: 15 minutes (Modalities and their Settings) 5. any exercise or stretching technique that would be appropriate (description of exercise and stretching may be general) (Exercises) Case Study
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