common diagnosis & treatment in Rehab Medicine

From: www.momentumrehab.com

Ankle Sprains
Frequency: 2-3 times per week for 4-6 weeks
Treatment: Modalities to control pain and swelling, joint mobilizations and stretching to restore motion, specific strengthening exercises, and proprioceptive activities for proper joint mechanics and balance.

Back and neck pain
Including: sprain / strain, whiplash, arthritis, degeneration, spurs, bulging or herniated disks, stenosis, weakness, post surgery
Frequency: 2-3 times per week for 2-8 weeks
Treatment: Initially modalities, mobilization, and light movements to decrease pain, then as the pain subsides, we progress to more specific exercises, based on your diagnosis and response to treatment, to increase motion, strength, and proprioception. Activity modification, correct posture, lifting, and general body mechanics are emphasized.

Difficulty with balance or walking
Including: due to inactivity or specific conditions that effect balance or walking
Frequency: 2-3 times per week for 4-8 weeks
Treatment: Stretching tight tissue and strengthening specific muscles that are found to be limited and that are important for balance. You are challenged with particular balance activities, under close supervision, to increase reaction time. You are given a few simple exercises to perform at home to support what we do in the clinic.

Knee pain / dysfunction
Including: sprain / strain, arthritis, bursitis, swelling, degeneration, tendonitis, various tears, patello-femoral syndrome, meniscal tears
Frequency: 2-3 times per week for 2-4 weeks
Treatment: Modalities to control pain, joint mobilizations and stretching to restore motion, specific strengthening and stabilization exercises, and proprioceptive activities for proper joint mechanics and balance.

Knee post-operative
Including: ACL reconstruction, meniscal repairs, debridements, knee replacements
Frequency: 2-3 times per week for 4-12 weeks
Treatment: Modalities to control pain, joint mobilizations, range of motion and stretching to restore motion, specific strengthening and stabilization exercises, and proprioceptive activities for proper joint mechanics and balance. When applicable, we work within your surgeon’s protocol to ensure a positive outcome.

Shoulder pain / dysfunction
Including: including sprain / strain, arthritis, bursitis, degeneration, rotator cuff tendonitis, impingement syndrome, various tears, frozen shoulder
Frequency: 2-3 times per week for 4-8 weeks
Treatment: Modalities to control pain, joint mobilizations and stretching to restore motion, specific strengthening and stabilization exercises, and proprioceptive activities for proper joint mechanics.

Shoulder post-operative
Including: rotator cuff repairs, shoulder replacements, debridements, labral repairs
Frequency: 2-3 times per week for 4-12 weeks
Treatment: Modalities to control pain, joint mobilizations, range of motion and stretching to restore motion, specific strengthening and stabilization exercises, and proprioceptive activities for proper joint mechanics and balance. When applicable, we work within your surgeon’s protocol to make ensure a positive outcome

Stroke
Frequency: 2-3 times per week for 4-12 weeks
Treatment: We work on all of the limitations identified on your evaluation, including stiffness, weakness, difficulty with mobility and walking and balance, increased or decreased tone / spasticity, and motor skills and coordination. If a device such as a cane or walker is required, we teach you to use it and eventually try to wean you off of it, if appropriate. We suggest other equipment or devices to make you more independent.