Case #3: Agust D is a 27 year old is a music producer who spends most of his time in in his studio remixing and making music. Patient has been suffering from lowback pain for the longest of time but only decided to do consultation because it is already affecting his work, thus, affecting his concentration as well. Pain is worsened by prolonged sitting or standing and is relieved by trunk flexion activities . WHAT IS THE DIAGNOSIS OF THE PATIENT? Low Back Pain Secondary to SpondyloLYsis Spondylolysis is a condition in which there is a defect in a portion of the spine called the pars interarticularis (a small segment of bone joining the facet joints in the back of the spine). It is common in kids and teens, especially males and those who participate in high impact activities and one of the most common structural causes of low back pain and is readily identified and characterized in terms of its chronicity and likelihood to heal . Overstretching or overextending the spine, but not inf...
"Wellness is a connction of paths, knowledge and action." - Joshua Welch Out of all the wellness models presented in the book, I believe that the one that should be adapted in the physical therapy practice is the Humanistic Model of Wellness . The first reason why the HMW is the most fitting to our profession as Physical Therapists is that it contains all of the three dimensions of well-being as given by the World Health Organization which are physical, mental, and social aspects of an individual. Moreover, it also acknowledges the three domains of learning which are cognitive, psychomotor, and affective, as supported in the American Physical Therapy Association's A Normative Model of Physical Therapist Professional Education: 2004 Version . Another factor that made me decide that this is the most applicable is the usage of SWS which is an instrument to operationalize the said model and is designed to be used by a physical therapist in doing the tests and...
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