Pain Management
- Splints can be provided/fabricated to rest painful joints and tissues
- Modalities can be applied to decrease pain and inflammation
- Modalities could include: ice, heat, ultasound, iontonphoresis, various types of electrical stimulation
- Stretches and exercises can be instructed/completed to facilitate pain relief
- Adapted tachniques to avoid positions and motions that cause pain can be instructed, demonstrated and practiced with a patient with specific regard to the patient’s daily task