If You Have a Patient with a Recent Ligamentous Injury

question 16

Essay

If you have a patient with a recent ligamentous injury to his knee,which of the following positions would you want to avoid and why: sitting,prone,supine,sitting with legs over the edge of the bed,or prone with knees flexed to 90°.

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Psychodynamic

A psychological perspective that emphasizes the systematic study of the psychological forces that underlie human behavior, feelings, and emotions and how they might relate to early experience.

Behavioural

Relating to or concerned with the actions or activities of living organisms in response to external or internal stimuli.

Humanistic

A psychological perspective that emphasizes the study of the whole person and the uniqueness of each individual, focusing on human freedom, dignity, and potential.

Biological

Pertaining to the science of life or living organisms and their processes.