OSTEOPATHIC MANIPULATIVE TREATMENT: MUSCLE ENERGY PROCEDURE - AC JOINT, CLAVICLE, SC JOINT

Course overview

ACROMIOCLAVICULAR (AC) AND STERNOCLAVICULAR (SC) JOINT INJURIES ARE MOST COMMONLY SEEN IN A CONTACT SPORT SETTING (SUCH AS FOOTBALL, RUGBY, AND ICE HOCKEY) OR TRAUMATIC SETTING. THE SEVERITY OF THESE INJURIES CAN VARY, THE WORST OF WHICH REQUIRE SURGICAL INTERVENTION. FOR THOSE THAT DO NOT REQUIRE SURGERY, OSTEOPATHIC MANIPULATIVE TREATMENT (SUCH AS MUSCLE-ENERGY) IS A VALUABLE OPTION IN THE TREATMENT OF THESE INJURIES. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT PROCEDURE OF THE AC AND SC JOINTS WITH MUSCLE ENERGY. IT HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE HEALTHCARE TEAM IN TREATING PATIENTS WITH THESE INJURIES.