I NEED A RESEARCH PROJECT AND AN OUTLINE . MY DISEASE IS ULNAR COLLATERAL LIGAMENT

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Disease: ULNAR COLATERAL LIGAMENT

Content: The paper must at minimum address all of the topics/questions on the next page. Any information that is specific to your condition should also be included.

Sources: The paper should be based on the Fundamentals of Orthopedics textbook and any other textbooks utilized or accessible in the program or library. The paper MUST contain a MINIMUM of 3 research articles related to the topic from a scholarly journal no older than 2014.

Format/Style: The paper and references (both books and journals) must be in APA style (See Writing Lab for assistance)

Intellectual property: All content in the paper must be your own thoughts. All information taken from textbooks, scholarly journals or other sources must be cited within the paper and cited in the references. Any plagiarism will result in an automatic “0” on the project.

Assigned Orthopedic Condition:

1. What population is this condition typically found in?

a. Males/Females

b. Ages

c. Prevalence & Incidence

2. How does the condition typically occur? What is the mechanism of injury? Specifically, what happens and what types of trauma or disease processes cause it?

3. What anatomical structures are involved?

4. What medical interventions (NOT PT) are required?

a. Surgery? Medicine? Imaging?

5. What precautions or contraindications must the PTA be aware of during the patient’s medical treatment and/or during recovery?

a. List all that apply

6. What is the typical time frame for patient full recovery OR how long following medical intervention until the patient is considered able to return to full functional abilities (or return to sport)?

a. Weeks? Months? Years? Never? Give the number range

7. What types of PT interventions are typically used to treat the condition during the:

a. acute phase

b. subacute phase

c. chronic or full function phase

8. Are there any recommended PT interventions that do not fall under the PTA’s scope of work? Or are there any recommended PT interventions that the PTA can do but only with additional training (like a continuing education training program)

a. Acupuncture/dry needling, sharp debridement, manipulation under anesthesia, grades 3+ joint mobilizations, etc.

b. Graston/IASTM, Kinesiotaping, Laser, BFR, etc.

9. Create an example daily treatment plan for the patient 3 weeks following injury/medical intervention based on information found during your research.

- SEE NEXT PAGE FOR EXAMPLE TX PLAN -

Example: Pectoralis Major Strain – 3 weeks s/p injury

Warm up – 15 mins UBE

- Seated Reverse Fly 3 x 15 reps w/ 25lb

- 3-way shoulder standing 3 x 12 reps w/ 5lb dumbbell (B)

- Rows seated on phyioball w/ black tubing 2 x 25 reps

- PNF D1 and D2 Flexion w/ green tubing 4 x 5 reps (B)

- Low, Mid, and High Pec stretches in door way 3 x 15sec each

- Seated upper trap stretch 3 x 30 sec (B)

- Pulsed US 10 mins (L) Pec Major

- Manual therapy 15 mins – STM, DTM, trigger point release, cross-friction, active release to (L) pec major, minor, subclavius, UT, and coracobrachialis

- IFC E-stim w/ cold pack (L) Shoulder 15 mins

Outline : RUBRIC

CATEGORY

5

3

1

0

Points

Completion

The outline is completed.

The outline is 99-75% complete.

The outline is 74-50% complete

The outline is <49% complete.

Organization

Information is very organized with well-constructed Headings and subheadings.

Information is organized with well-constructed Headings. No subheadings.

Information is organized, but no clear headings or subheadings

The information appears to be disorganized.

Quality of Information

Information clearly relates to the main topic and covers all topics in the instructions.

Information clearly relates to the main topic and covers most topics in the instructions.

Information clearly relates to the main topic and covers a few topics in the instructions.

Information has little or nothing to do with the main topic and covers only 1-2 topics in the instructions.

Mechanics

No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.

2-3 grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors

4-5 grammatical spelling, or punctuation errors.

6+ grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.

Sources

Use of 3 or more scholarly journal sources.

Use of 1 scholarly journal sources and some textbook or internet sources.

Use of 0-1 scholarly journal sources and a couple textbook or internet sources.

Sources are only from textbook or internet sources.

Reference Page

All sources are referenced in APA format.

1 source is not in APA format.

2 sources are not in APA format.

3 or more sources are not in APA format.

TOTAL POINTS:

PROJECT RUBRIC

CATEGORY

7

5

3

0

Points

Sources

Use of 3 or more scholarly journal sources all no more than 5 years old.

Use of 2 scholarly journal sources and some textbook or internet sources. Or at least one of the sources is more than 5 years old.

Use of 1 scholarly journal sources and a couple textbook or internet sources.

Sources are only from textbook or internet sources.

Citation Style

Cover page, in-text citations, page layout, and references are in APA style.

Only 2-3 aspects are in APA style.

Only 1 aspect is in APA style.

None of the paper is in APA style

References

All references are documented in APA style in the references page.

75-99% of the references are documented in APA style in the references page.

50-74% of the references are documented in APA style in the references page.

49% or less of the references are documented in APA style in the references page.

Paragraph Construction

All paragraphs include introductory sentence, explanations or details, and concluding sentence.

Most paragraphs include introductory sentence, explanations or details, and concluding sentence.

Paragraphs included related information but were typically not constructed well.

Paragraphing structure was not clear and sentences were not typically related within the paragraphs.

Organization

Information is very organized with well-constructed paragraphs and subheadings.

Information is organized with well-constructed paragraphs. No subheadings.

Information is organized, but paragraphs are not well-constructed. No subheadings

The information appears to be disorganized.

Quality of Information

Information clearly relates to the main topic and it includes several supporting details and/or examples.

Information clearly relates to the main topic and it provides 1-2 supporting details and/or examples.

Information vaguely relates to the main topic and limited details and/or examples are given.

Information has little or nothing to do with the main topic with no supporting examples.

Content

All 9 bullets of the instructions are discussed.

7-8 of the bullets from the instructions are discussed.

5-6 of the bullets from the instructions are discussed.

4 or less of the bullets from the instructions are discussed.

Mechanics

No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.

2-3 grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors

4-5 grammatical spelling, or punctuation errors.

6+ grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.

Total Points