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When Modalities Are Not An Option by Kerry D'Ambrogio, D.O.M., A.P., P.T., D.O.-M.T.P.
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Ann is a 74-year-old female who presented in our office with severe muscle spasms in the posterior left shoulder and paraspinal region. The muscle spasm started 10 days earlier after having a pacemaker implanted in her left anterior subclavian region. The cardiologist who performed Ann's surgery instructed her not to move the left shoulder or arm above shoulder height. She also was not to push, pull, ..>>read more |
Physical Therapy Management of Prepatellar Bursitis by Michelle Kornder, DPT
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A bursa is a small, pad-like sac filled with synovial fluid that reduces friction between adjacent tissues in the human body (1). Four bursa are located over the anterior aspect of the knee joint: the suprapatellar bursa, the deep infrapatellar bursa, the subcutaneous infrapatellar bursa, and the prepatellar bursa (2). The suprapatellar bursa is located between the femur and the quadriceps tendon (2). The deep infrapatellar bursa is ..>>read more
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