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musculoskeletal system
sprain/strain
physical medicine
exercise
ROM exercises for involved joint, right away
strengthening exercises for affected part in beginning in subacute stage
water exercises: see water exercises for specific body area
hydrotherapy
heating compress
ice pack first 24 hrs
alternating extremity bath after 24 hr.
subacute: raw onion poultice
spasms: hot fomentations
hot sponge bath - if sprain only few hrs. old then sponge with water as hot as can be tolerated (Kellogg, 1918, p. 640)
manipulation
stage I (acute): rest, ice, compress, elevate = R.I.C.E.
stage II (sub-acute): begin mobility range of motion work as soon as possible; avoid painful range.
stage III: rehabilitation exercises
massage to affected area
electrical and oscillating
infrared
diathermy: subacute, chronic, use with exercise for rehabilitation
ultrasound: subacute, chronic
TENS: for analgesia
footnotes