Clinical Assessment & Treatment Planning Flashcards
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A runner reports lateral knee pain, but instrument scanning finds the most marked restriction along the lateral hip and thigh. Which treatment-planning principle best guides the clinician?
Answer: Address the kinetic chain, including restricted regions away from the pain site
GT planning considers regional interdependence, so restrictions along the kinetic chain are treated along with the symptomatic area.
During instrument scanning, what tactile finding most often points to a soft tissue restriction?
Answer: A gritty, bumpy, or uneven texture felt through the instrument
The stainless steel instruments amplify tissue texture, so restrictions feel gritty or uneven to the clinician.
Which finding at the initial evaluation would make the clinician defer Graston treatment over the area?
Answer: An unhealed fracture at the treatment site
An unhealed fracture is a contraindication to instrument-assisted soft tissue treatment over that site.
Why should the clinician record a functional baseline (such as ROM or a provocative test) before the first GT session?
Answer: To compare objectively after treatment and judge how the patient is responding
Pre- and post-treatment measures show whether the intervention is producing meaningful change.
A patient on prescribed anticoagulant therapy wants GT for chronic plantar heel pain. What is the most appropriate approach?
Answer: Treat as a precaution, using lighter pressure and monitoring for bruising
Anticoagulant use is a precaution that calls for reduced pressure and close monitoring, not automatic exclusion.
In the Graston protocol, what is the main purpose of the warm-up before instrument treatment?
Answer: To raise tissue temperature and circulation, preparing tissue for treatment
A light cardiovascular or local warm-up prepares tissues by raising temperature and blood flow.
When re-examining after the first few treatments, which result most supports continuing the current GT plan?
Answer: Measurable gains in pain-free motion or function
Steady objective and functional improvement shows the plan is working and supports continuing it.
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