Category: Therapy

Table of Contents Risks Symptoms Potential Complications from DVT Tests to Rule out DVT References Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a serious medical condition when a blood clot (also known as a thrombus) emerges in deep veins of a human body (Chung et al., 2014). Usually, such parts of a human body as legs and…

Introduction Falls are the most frequently reported in-hospital incidents today, and approximately a third of fall cases lead to injuries (Hill et al., 2015). The importance of this issue has been recognized by researchers and practitioners all over the world within recent years, and a large body of academic literature has been generated to estimate…

Introduction The aim of the project is to answer the following question: What is the effectiveness of increased patient education and participation with regular exercise/physical therapy versus current hospital fall prevention programs with limited exercise/physical therapy, in promoting balance and stability thus minimizing falls and fall-related injuries, in senior patients within a period of three…

Specific goals of primary hyperthyroidism therapy The patient, M. S, suffers from excessive secretion of thyroid hormone. In most cases, the condition is caused by a tumor in the parathyroid tissues of the gland, which results in elevated levels of calcium in the blood (Oppenheimer, Braverman & Toft, 2005). The disease is manifested by problems…

Table of Contents Introduction Description Discussion Conclusion Bibliography Introduction Radiation therapy, more commonly known as radiotherapy, is the application of radiation as a mode of treating cancer, according to Dobbs et al. (1999). As a curative therapy, the method promotes survival and can eventually cure. As a palliative medication, the therapy can not offer cure,…

Table of Contents Definition of manual therapy Examples of manual therapy techniques Education, scope of practice, and treatment claims A case study References Definition of manual therapy From a clinical perspective, manual therapy can be defined as an approach that is used in the diagnosis and treatment of soft tissues and joints. In most cases,…

Table of Contents Manual Therapy: Definition Examples of Manual Therapy Techniques Manual Therapy Practitioner Successful Manual Therapy: A Case Study References Manual Therapy: Definition Manual therapy (MT) is the application of accurately directed and selected set of hands-on non-invasive physical therapy techniques with minimal equipment (Ward, 2015, p. 158). It is a major component of…

Table of Contents Background: Therapy Description Preventing Disease, Promoting Health, and Restoring It Empowering Patients with the Help of the Therapy Actions for Working with Patients Therapy Limitations Conclusion Reference Background: Therapy Description A patient-centered approach is traditionally viewed as the most effective method for addressing health concerns, yet numerous impediments toward using the specified…

Manual therapy can be termed as all the techniques administered passively by trained practitioners to move/mobilize/manipulate joints and soft tissues for therapeutic purposes, especially pain management and treatments (Carnes, Mars, Mullinger, Froud, & Underwood, 2010). As such, the manual therapist endeavour to restore normal movement of joints and tissues. The establishment of tissue/joint movement restrictions…

Introduction Manual therapy has long been employed to treat various health issues. Various types of manual therapy have been used since ancient times (Paris, 2015). The therapy involves putting pressure on muscles and manipulating joints. As its name suggests, practitioners use their hands rather than devices or machines (Bise, Piva, & Erhard, 2016). The therapy…