Tendinopathy
may not be noticed in the differential diagnosis due to the complaint of pain
spreading to the leg in the presence of nerve radiculopathy in the lumbar
discopathy which is seen more frequently in the clinic shows similarity to the
leg pain of musculus rectus femoris tendinopathy which is rarely seen. This
situation leads to time, labor force and economic loss for both the patient and
the health professionals. The case referred to the hospital with severe lower
extremity pain and the complaint of incapability to walk. Despite the absence
of findings in the imaging reports supporting a discopathy; conventional
physiotherapy, intramuscular injection, and nerve blockage treatments were administered
for the discopathy due to the clinical presentation. However, the complaints of
the patient did not recover. The patient who had pain with a maneuver during
exercise training was evaluated regarding tendinopathy and m.rectus femoris
tendinitis was diagnosed with ultrasonography. The pain, quality of life and
lower extremity functions of the patient were evaluated before and after
treatment. The isolated deep transverse friction massage was applied on the
tendon for the treatment. A positive change in pain, quality of life and lower
extremity function scores was obtained after the five sessions of treatment.
Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
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Konular | Acil Tıp, Spor Hekimliği, Rehabilitasyon |
Bölüm | Case Report |
Yazarlar | |
Yayımlanma Tarihi | 4 Kasım 2019 |
Gönderilme Tarihi | 20 Eylül 2018 |
Kabul Tarihi | 20 Mart 2019 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2019 Cilt: 5 Sayı: 6 |