A patient has been evaluated by the supervising physical the…
A patient has been evaluated by the supervising physical therapist and has been diagnosed with lateral epicondylitis of the Left elbow. The patient reports that the elbow is painful with palpation and with wrist flexion. There is visible erythema over the origin for the wrist extensors on the lateral epicondyle and the area is warm when palpated. The treatment plan that the PT has given you includes Ultrasound. Which of the following treatment parameters would be the most appropriate for you to use based upon the information that you have for this patient?
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You are treating a patient with muscular tension and guarding. So far, you have tried utilizing NMES for muscle guarding and want to try another physical agent to further facilitate decrease in tension. Which of the following modalities can be used for this?
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