Hemangioma in the Anterior Thigh With Corresponding Periosteal Bone Reaction.

A 24-year-old female runner presented to physical therapy via direct access with an 8-month history of mid-thigh pain. At the onset of her symptoms, radiographs were negative; following physical therapy evaluation, additional imaging was requested. Lateral-view radiographs revealed cortical hypertrophy with no stress fracture.

Successful treatment of a guitarist with a finger joint injury using instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization: a case report.

Finger injuries are common and can greatly affect a musician's quality of life. A 55-year-old man, who had injured the proximal interphalangeal joint of the left index finger 6 months prior to any intervention, was treated with a manual therapy approach incorporating instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM). Initial examination findings included self-reported pain and functional limitations and physical impairments that significantly impeded his ability to play the acoustic guitar.

Treatment of a patient with post-natal chronic calf pain utilizing instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization: a case study.

Musculoskeletal pain is commonly reported by pre- and postnatal women, with the most common complaint being low back pain. However, lower leg pain is also frequently reported by women particularly in the third trimester. The purpose of the case study is to illustrate how instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization (ISTM) can be used to treat a patient with a 2-year history of chronic calf pain.

Full-text publication of abstract-presented work in physical therapy: do therapists publish what they preach?

Background And Objective: Professional meetings, such as the American Physical Therapy Association's (APTA's) Combined Sections Meeting (CSM), provide forums for sharing information relevant to physical therapy. An indicator of whether therapists fully disseminate their work is the number of full-text peer-reviewed publications that result. The purposes of this study were: (1) to determine the full-text publication rate of work presented in abstract form at CSM and (2) to investigate factors influencing this rate.