TY - JOUR
T1 - Comprehensive functional evaluation of the injured runner
AU - Plastaras, Christopher T.
AU - Rittenberg, Joshua D.
AU - Rittenberg, Kathryn E.
AU - Press, Joel
AU - Akuthota, Venu
PY - 2005/8
Y1 - 2005/8
N2 - In most cases, a detailed history provides the information that is necessary for the clinician to diagnose the injured runner correctly; however, to treat the injury and guide a successful rehabilitation program, the physical examination must go beyond the standard regional musculoskeletal examination. The victims (tissue injury) and the culprits (biomechanical deficits) must be identified to facilitate treatment (Table 3). Gait and other dynamic assessments help to reveal underlying deficits in function that may have contributed to injury. In short, the entire functional kinetic chain must be considered and weak links identified.
AB - In most cases, a detailed history provides the information that is necessary for the clinician to diagnose the injured runner correctly; however, to treat the injury and guide a successful rehabilitation program, the physical examination must go beyond the standard regional musculoskeletal examination. The victims (tissue injury) and the culprits (biomechanical deficits) must be identified to facilitate treatment (Table 3). Gait and other dynamic assessments help to reveal underlying deficits in function that may have contributed to injury. In short, the entire functional kinetic chain must be considered and weak links identified.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.pmr.2005.02.005
DO - 10.1016/j.pmr.2005.02.005
M3 - Review article
C2 - 16005397
AN - SCOPUS:21744433337
SN - 1047-9651
VL - 16
SP - 623
EP - 649
JO - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America
JF - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America
IS - 3
ER -