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Treatment |
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Therapeutic Exercise |
| Therapeutic
Exercise which includes movement of
all major muscle groups. Maintains and
increases muscle strength and endurance. |
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Therapeutic Massage |
Therapeutic
Massage which provide improved pain
control, improves ROM, reduces stress,
increases circulation, and improves
sleep patterns.
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Soft Tissue Mobilization |
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Tissue Mobilization technique used to
relax the muscle. |
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Modalities |
| Modalities
such as hot and cold treatments, muscle
stimulations, ultrasound etc assist
with pain and discomfort control. |
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Isometric
Exercises |
| Isometric
exercises also known as non-movement
exercise done carefully and regular
can help strengthen muscles around joints
and weakness and tearing. |
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ROM Exercises |
| ROM
exercises restore and increase range
of motion in joints. Passive ROM exercise
decrease pain, selling and inflammation
in the joints. |
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Gait
Training |
| Gait
Training alleviate mobility problems
and build endurance. This provides instruction
or retraining of movement with or without
assistive devices. |
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Balance
Training |
| Balance
Training increases coordination and
improve balance. |
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Manual
Therapy |
| Manual
Therapy technique used to increase range
of motion due to mobilization of joints |
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Nonpharmacological
pain management techniques as listed
above are helpful in home care. Interventions
such as relaxation, distraction, biofeedback,
and physical modalities such as massage,
rest, cold and heat applications, exercise,
and stretching can optimize and reinforce
pharmacological interventions. In some
cases basis pharmacologic pain techniques
do not relieve pain or unacceptable
side effects are experienced such as
bowel obstruction, dyspnea, or cognitive
impairment.
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