Case studyy
Case studyy
Patient with nonspecific acute low back ache. Symptoms less than 3 weeks
without radiation to buttock, thigh or leg. The patient have tender points in
lumbar area. What is the best treatment used for this patient?
for 90 seconds with 3 repetitions. The patient is prone with trunk laterally
flexed towards the tender side. The therapist stands on the side of the tender
point. The therapist places his knee on the table and rests the participants
affected leg on the therapist’s thigh. The participant’s hip is extended and
adducted, and slight rotation is used to place the patient in the position of most
comfort
Case study-2
The patient is in a supine position, the therapist kept the upper trapezius
muscle in the greatest comfort position, the patient head was flexed laterally
toward the tender points, and his shoulder was abducted 90 degrees. In that
position, the therapist monitored the trigger point with his index finger and
maintained pressure from the thumb on that position until release was felt. This
was repeated for 3-4 times with 20 second relaxation time with every
repetition.
Case study-3
32 years old female , referred to your clinic with pain at the neck
➢ that pain is appeared after heavy bags supported with a belt over the
shoulder in the previous 3 days.
➢ When asking the patient about the nature of pain and the most preferred
position that reduce the pain she answered that the pain is local pain at the
neck and radiating pain to posterolateral aspect of the neck, behind the ear,
temporal area (temporal headaches) up to the zygoma.
The patient is in a supine position, the therapist kept the upper trapezius
muscle in the greatest comfort position, the patient head was flexed laterally
toward the tender points, and his shoulder was abducted 90 degrees. In that
position, the therapist monitored the trigger point with his index finger and
maintained pressure from the thumb on that position until release was felt. This
was repeated for 3-4 times with 20 second relaxation time with every
repetition.