Ep 58 - Just a Bruise? “I Have a Client Who …” Pathology Conversations with Ruth Werner

A client training for a big event takes a fall and bruises his thigh. Now he wonders if foam rolling would help, and he has also convinced himself it’s a serious condition: compartment syndrome. He wants advice from his favorite provider. What’s a massage therapist/personal trainer to do?

 

Reference:

 

Dubois, B. and J.F. Esculier. “Soft-Tissue Injuries Simply Need PEACE and LOVE.” British Journal of Sports Medicine 54, no. 2 (2020): 72–3. Accessed December 2020.

 

First two days or so:

 

P: Protection

E: Elevation

A: Avoid anti-inflammatories

C: Compression

E: Education

 

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After first two days:

 

L: Load

O: Optimism

V: Vascularization

E: Exercise

 

This podcast sponsored by:

 

Books of Discovery

 

Anatomy Trains

  

Oakworks 

 

Host: 

 

Ruth Werner: www.ruthwerner.com  

 

Additional articles by Ruth Werner:  

 

“COVID-19–Related Complications”

 

“Skipping a Beat: Cardiac Arrhythmias,”