Diagnosis Archives - Page 14 of 14 - Professionally Integrated Care

Documenting cervical instability on flexion and extension

July 12, 2015

You need to objectify your patients injury and your diagnosis. By utilizing the research and guidelines (you will have access to this if you join the site) you will be able to explain why your patient hurts and needs care. Instability is a very serious injury that can lead to further chronic problems and long term treatment. Instability is also… Read More

X-Ray digitization on a lateral cervical X-ray

July 12, 2015

I digitize every X-Ray I can. Why? I feel with out it, it is like using a blood pressure cuff, but not having a dial to objectify the numbers. Having the information to tell us as doctors, what a normal or abnormal spine is (I have posted research to support this) is important. This is how we can document why a… Read More

Gold

Loss of Curve and MVC

July 8, 2015

You need a subscription to view this page. Sign Up Now!… Read More

Premium

Here is a study showing facet damage in a MVC

July 6, 2015

You need a subscription to view this page. Sign Up Now!… Read More

Free

Would You Have Missed This Injury?

July 1, 2015

You need a subscription to view this page. Sign Up Now!… Read More

Cervical Instability

June 26, 2015

Car crashes have been shown to cause ligament injuries. Are you diagnosing this injury? DO you know how to? Cervical instability is measured in many different movements. Each of these movements certain imaging will suggest a specific area of injury. If your patient has instability on flexion or in APOM view,wouldn’t you want them to know? Do you want to… Read More

Disc pathology

June 26, 2015

I know I have said this a lot in my presentations, but you need to give a diagnosis so you can appropriately treat. What does a “disc injury” mean to you or the patient? Is it discogenic pain because of a annular tear? Is it a disc herniation with or with out a nerve compression? If you do not know,… Read More

2

Whiplash is NOT a diagnosis

June 26, 2015

In my opinion, “whiplash” is a mechanism of injury. If you have ever been to one of my presentations you would have heard me say this a number of times. WHAT is the diagnosis? WHY are you treating the patient? HOW is your treatment helping? Here are a few possible injuries that may need to be diagnosed. Loss of the… Read More