Reference no: EM133208120

Give a sample rehabilitation protocol for a upper extremity injury of any choosing. When giving protocol consider using a table/chart to organize some of the information and keep it precise/to the point-see below. Keep the injury treatment as a non-operative approach.

Protocol Set-Up:

1. List your specific injury
2. Give a definition of the injury and a short description of what types of restrictions a patient with this injury should expect.
3. Give specific information about risk factors for this injury.
4. List common interventions for the injury.
5. Remember the focus that we have discussed all trimester regarding the principles of rehabilitation. Will your protocol need to treat: pain, swelling, range of motion, strength, proprioception, plyometrics, function? That depends on the injury and the symptoms/findings. Make sure your choices in #7 below are explained for their purpose (the reason each is in your protocol).
6. Separate your rehabilitation protocol into the various phases (phase 1-3 plus a return to play section. Include the relative timeline for how long each phase should take. (Using a range for the timeline is recommended). These phases should be based on the stages of tissue healing that we discussed: inflammatory phase, proliferation. and remodeling phases.
7. Under each phase of the rehabilitation, list the exercises, stretches, joint mobilizations, techniques etc., that you would recommend.
8. Be specific about recommended reps, sets, time, resistance.
9. Give criteria necessary for the athlete to return-to-play.