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Burning Foot – A Complex Cause?

Burning Foot - A Complex Cause? PM&R Case • October, 2017 A 17-year-old female presents to your clinic, referred to you for a burning foot. She is the star high school soccer player and recently fractured her distal tibia and required ORIF. She progressed well in 6 weeks of physical therapy and did not have any issues with recovery. At her last visit, she reported to the therapist that her left foot started to have tingling sensations in it. The therapist recommend that she start to use her crutches again until she can see her orthopedic surgeon, which took two weeks. She [...]

What’s that Image?

What's that image? PM&R News • September 1, 2017 First you have to remember some of the basic principals of brain imaging. This is a head CT which is best at viewing acute pathology in the form of bleeds but often misses acute cerebrovascular accidents. The three main type of bleeds you should be thinking of are subdural hematoma, epidural hematoma, and subarachnoid hemorrhage, with intraparenchymal hemorrhage being an additional type. This bleed is clearly outside of the brain parenchyma so we will save intraparenchymal hemorrhages for another day. Subdural hematomas are below the dura and tend to be long and [...]