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Old 22-11-2007, 08:26 AM
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Re: Muscular strains- not enough treatment techniques!!

In the acute stage there isn't a great deal you can do apart from ultrasound and gentle stretches and for them to ice at home. At this stage getting rid of any bruising is important.

If the patient has tenderness on palpation when sub-acute, when pain allowed I would start DTF's. As pain to palpation decreased I would start strength exercises starting at isometric if needed.
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