Date of Paper/Work
4-2012
Type of Paper/Work
Research Project
Degree Name
Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)
Department
Physical Therapy
First Advisor
Debra Sellheim
Abstract
Evaluation and treatment of patients referred from physicians with a diagnosis of “knee pain” is commonplace in an outpatient physical therapy (PT) setting. Patients coming to PT through direct access without a physician referral may not have had diagnostic imaging performed to aid in identification of the cause of their knee pain. These situations require physical therapists to be skilled in PT differential diagnosis. The purpose of this case report is to describe the differential diagnosis and clinical decision making used to determine a PT diagnosis based on medical history, patient presentation, and examination findings and secondarily to describe the interventions and rationale used in the patient’s rehabilitation.
Recommended Citation
Zehnder, Nicole L.. (2012). Unraveling the Mystery of Knee Pain: A Case Report. Retrieved from Sophia, the St. Catherine University repository website: https://sophia.stkate.edu/dpt_papers/18