Entries by Daphne Hanson

Severe pain and the inability to use his right arm

Steven, a football player, complained of severe pain and the inability to use his right arm and shoulder after having been tackled during a game. What would you guess might be his problem? A nurse is instructing the patient care assistants (PCAs) on transfer techniques. For patients needing to be slid toward the head of […]

An aerobic devotee and a jogger

Mary has been suffering from a “bad knee” for several months. She is a tennis player who often slides in to attack a ball; she is an aerobic devotee and a jogger. She visited an orthopedic surgeon last week who told her that he would “like to have a look at her knee joint.” He […]

He notices that his wrists are stiff and very sore

Farhad begins typing his term paper on his new computer early one morning. After 8 hours of typing, he notices that his wrists are stiff and very sore. The next morning, Farhad begins to finish his paper, but soon finds his wrists hurt worse than last night. What is wrong? Alexis grinds her teeth at […]