Lbp Case Study Essay
1. Discuss how the history conducted by the intern is used to guide subsequent patient assessment and diagnostic processes.
A patient’s medical history is a thorough evaluation of the signs and symptoms that the patient presents with. When evaluating a patient’s medical history is important to address such questions as what positions alleviate or aggravate the symptoms; how long have the symptoms persisted for; are the symptoms chronic or acute; did the patient suffer from an injury; and has the patient sought out treatment, and if so, what kind of treatment?
In my clinical observation, the patient was a 24-year-old female who presented to the clinic with complaints of pain in the lower back and more specifically in left buttocks area, dull pain in the posterior part of the thigh down to the calf and foot. The patient indicated that walking upstairs or prolonged sitting causes discomfort. The patient also mentioned that the pain began a few months ago but has progressively gotten worse, and the onset was not acute but rather a dull pain that has with …show more content…
The chiropractic method of diagnosing this particular syndrome comprises a full examination and evaluation of the patient’s spine and pelvis region as well as the associated musculature. Neurological, orthopedic, and functional examinations are also carried out. Many daily activities can irritate the discomfort caused by piriformis syndrome; however, they are not specific and are not reliable for diagnostic purposes. A diagnosis of piriformis syndrome is usually deduced through a course of eliminating other probable conditions that may be resulting in signs and symptoms; conditions such as sacroiliac joint dysfunction or disc herniation of the
A patient’s medical history is a thorough evaluation of the signs and symptoms that the patient presents with. When evaluating a patient’s medical history is important to address such questions as what positions alleviate or aggravate the symptoms; how long have the symptoms persisted for; are the symptoms chronic or acute; did the patient suffer from an injury; and has the patient sought out treatment, and if so, what kind of treatment?
In my clinical observation, the patient was a 24-year-old female who presented to the clinic with complaints of pain in the lower back and more specifically in left buttocks area, dull pain in the posterior part of the thigh down to the calf and foot. The patient indicated that walking upstairs or prolonged sitting causes discomfort. The patient also mentioned that the pain began a few months ago but has progressively gotten worse, and the onset was not acute but rather a dull pain that has with …show more content…
The chiropractic method of diagnosing this particular syndrome comprises a full examination and evaluation of the patient’s spine and pelvis region as well as the associated musculature. Neurological, orthopedic, and functional examinations are also carried out. Many daily activities can irritate the discomfort caused by piriformis syndrome; however, they are not specific and are not reliable for diagnostic purposes. A diagnosis of piriformis syndrome is usually deduced through a course of eliminating other probable conditions that may be resulting in signs and symptoms; conditions such as sacroiliac joint dysfunction or disc herniation of the