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Case studies
Case studies
The Shoulder
The Shoulder
- A 65 year old woman attends clinic complaining of a gradual onset of right shoulder pain. She is struggling to place her hand behind her back
- A 43 year old woman attends physio after sustaining a right shoulder injury throwing a ball 2 weeks ago. She reports pain when rotating or taking the arm away from her body.
- A 52 year old gentleman attends clinic with a 4 month history of right shoulder pain. He cannot recall a specific mechanism and is struggling with overhead activities.
The Elbow
The Elbow
- A 45 year old male office worker attends physio with right lateral elbow discomfort which started after putting up a fence in the garden. He complains of stiffness when trying to straighten his elbow and some pain with gripping.
- A 25 year old male attends physiotherapy complaining of left medial elbow pain following his first climbing session
The Wrist & Hand
The Wrist & Hand
- A 64 year old women slipped on the ice and sustained a right colles fracture 6 weeks ago. Recently the plaster of Paris (POP) has been removed. Her main complaint is stiffness and some pain when opening doors.
- A 35 year old secretary fell skating 8 weeks ago and sustained a left wrist fracture, this was in plaster of Paris (POP) for 6 weeks. Unfortunately she missed her outpatient appointment and now 8 weeks post injury attends physio as she is still struggling to type comfortably.
- A 45 yr old male fell from a ladder landing on an outstretched hand, sustaining a right colles fracture. After 6 weeks the POP was removed and in spite of advice to mobilise came to clinic 6 weeks later (12 weeks post fracture). He complained of difficulty pouring shampoo using his fracture hand due to stiffness.
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