May 12, 2011
Worked: 9:00-12:30
There were no new patients today. The patient with carpal tunnel came in again, and she had the pleasure of having Diane and I ultrasound both of her hands at the same time, and a deep tissue massage which she did not like at all. She continued with her routine until the next patient came in, that had undergone rotator cuff surgery. A missing page from his O.R. report finally let us know what they had actually repaired, information that Diane had had to infer about before this point. His ROM has gotten much better and he will soon be able to cut out some of this more easier exercises. It is nice to see patients achieving some of their goals and to be progressing with their therapy. The woman that had had anterior hip replacement came in as well. She is progressing as well, but like many people after surgeries, wishes the rehab was going faster then it is, however she did add more exercises to her list of things she could do to strengthen the leg.
The material of studying increased today, when Diane was teaching me that there were actually four different muscles that make up the quad; the vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius, rectus femoris, and the vastus medialis. There are also 4 parts that make up the hamstring; gracilis, semitendinosus, semimembransus, and the long head and short head that collectively are the bicep fen muscle. I have alot of memorizing to do!
Written: 9:00 p.m.