i've encountered a patient working as timber grader (repetitive supination/pronation type activities) with pain at lat. 5th metacarpal. AROM, PROM, resisted tests are negative. only tender to palpate ?????....HELP!!
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i've encountered a patient working as timber grader (repetitive supination/pronation type activities) with pain at lat. 5th metacarpal. AROM, PROM, resisted tests are negative. only tender to palpate ?????....HELP!!
considered a stress #?
where at the 5th metatarsal? The base or more distal? You can get a nerve irritation distal to the base such as that if you tape an ankle is the slightly incorrect position. Stress # is also a good suggestion.