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088. Combating hand wrist injuries part 1 with Ian Gatt

03.29.2019 - By David PopePlay

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Hand and wrist assessment and treatment can be overwhelming. There are a lot of tendons, ligaments and bones crammed into a small area, you need to worry about ligament and cartilage tears, rehabbing fine and gross motor control, strengthening, and then there are those fancy-looking splints you see. How would you like to get a better grip on hand and wrist injuries? Physio Edge 088 Combating hand & wrist injuries part 1 with Ian Gatt In this podcast with Physiotherapist (English Institute of Sport Boxing Technical Lead Physio) Ian Gatt, we discuss hand and wrist injuries in general, and dive into details on contact-related injuries encountered in boxing. If you treat patients that fall onto their hands and wrists, cop a blow to their fingers in ball sports, are boxers or martial artists, or just occasionally get involved in confrontations with walls or other immovable objects, you will enjoy this episode. You will explore: How to take a comprehensive subjective history for hand and wrist pain patients Questions you need to ask your hand and wrist patients Identify likely diagnoses for your patients injuries based on their pattern of symptoms When imaging is useful Figure out if your patient is likely to have a quick or slow recovery What is most important - pathology &structural; diagnosis, biomechanics or function? Common boxing or contact-related hand and wrist injuries How to establish the severity of an injury Carpometacarpal (CMC) joint injury management Knuckle (Sagittal band) injuries Bone stress injuries of the hand and wrist Triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) injuries, and why these are not as common now in contact sports In the next two podcasts with Ian, we will explore how you can assess and treat these injuries Links associated with this episode: Download and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes Listen to the podcast on Spotify Improve your confidence and patient results with a free trial Clinical Edge membership Let David know what you liked about this podcast on Twitter Review the podcast on iTunes Like the podcast on Facebook Infographics by Clinical Edge Linked In - Ian Gatt Twitter - @IanGattPhysio Instagram - @IanGattman Sheffield Hallam University - Ian Gatt Courses - HE Seminars Resources associated with this episode: Video - How to wrap a boxer's hands with Ian Gatt Loosemore et al. 2016. Hand and Wrist Injuries in Elite Boxing: A Longitudinal Prospective Study (2005-2012) of the Great Britain Olympic Boxing Squad. Other Episodes of Interest: PE 043 - Sporting Shoulder with Jo Gibson PE 027 - Sports Injury Management with Dr Nathan Gibbs  

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