Postural Dysfunction
NPTE Clinical Files | Physical Therapy
Kyle Rice
4.9 • 631 Ratings
🗓️ 7 November 2018
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
Bobby is a carpenter who presents with paresthesias into his right hand and forearm.
The physical therapist is challenged with determining the condition that is present and the interventions required to treat the condition.
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| 0:42.6 | Thank you for tuning in to this episode of the MPT Clinical Files. |
| 0:46.0 | My name is Kyle Rice, the MPT Prep Coach, the founder of the PT Hustle, and the creator |
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| 0:54.0 | In this week's NPT Clinical file is about our patient Bobby, and Bobby is a 56-year-old |
| 1:00.1 | carpenter who presents with poor posturing and intermittent paristhesias into his right forearm |
| 1:06.7 | in hand. |
| 1:07.7 | He complains of discomfort when his right arm is kept overhead for prolonged periods. |
| 1:13.1 | During the examination, right rotary winging and an elevated right scapula is noted. Which of the |
| 1:19.9 | following is the best intervention to address this patient's condition? So we have A, chest press |
| 1:26.5 | and static stretching of the deep neck flexors, |
| 1:29.1 | B, static stretching of the upper trapezius and levator scapula, C is wall pushups and static upper |
| 1:37.8 | trapezius stretching, and D is static stretching of the pectoralis minor and levator scapula. |
| 1:43.7 | All right, so for this case, we have |
| 1:45.2 | Bobby's, this 56-year-old carpenter who presents with poor posturing and these intermittent |
| 1:50.1 | paristhesias into his right forearm in hand. Now we have to slow up for a moment and really think about, |
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