Your softball athlete has osteochondritis dissecans in her r…

Your softball athlete has osteochondritis dissecans in her right elbow. She is asking you about the rehab afterwards and stated the physician wasn’t sure if he would just perform a debridement or need to also perform microfracture drilling.  She wants to know when do most individuals start throwing after surgery?

Before the soccer athlete from the previous questions goes h…

Before the soccer athlete from the previous questions goes home, you have him perform the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) and Y-Balance. His scores include the following:  (STANDARD 80) FMS:                                                                                      Deep squat = 2 Hurdle step = 2 Inline lunge = 2 Shoulder mobility = 3 Active straight leg raise = 3 Trunk stability push-up = 3 Rotary stability = 2 Y-Balance:  (dominant leg = right & non-dominant = left)  Anterior: R = 54.2, L = 64.5 Posteromedial: R = 105.3, L = 106.2 Posterolateral: R = 72.6, L = 87.1 Based on the scores above, provide an exercise (with a brief description) for each deficiency.

A 16-year-old sprinter injured her left hip when she was pra…

A 16-year-old sprinter injured her left hip when she was practicing three days ago.  She has continual pain in the proximal inner thigh with some discoloration along the middle aspect of the inner thigh.  She is unable to walk normally because of the pain.  Your examination reveals hip abduction to 20º, limited by pain.  She is unable to lift the leg against gravity into adduction.  Hip flexion is 4/5, but not as tender as adduction.  The inner thigh area feels tight and is tender to palpation from the middle thigh to the groin. List and describe 3 exercises you will have her perform in the early phase; 3 exercises for the middle phase; and 3 exercises for the late phase. Include the goals/criteria to progress to the next level.   In addition, include criteria you would use to determine to refer her to another health care provider during the rehab process if she was not progressing as she should. (15 pts)   EARLY PHASE:     MIDDLE PHASE:     LATE PHASE: