Abstract
A 17 year old female patient who had undergone right knee anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and meniscus repair was seen for student physical therapy treatment for 20 visits for 10 weeks at an outpatient physical therapy clinic under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist. The patient was evaluated at the initial encounter with manual muscle testing, goniometry, gait analysis, the lower extremity functional scale, and the patient specific functional scale and a plan of care was established to address moderately impaired right hip and ankle strength, severely impaired right knee range of motion, moderately impaired gait mechanics, severely limited ability to perform the activities of squatting and kneeling, and inability to participate in playing softball.
The patient’s main goals were to participate in school independently and pain free and return to playing softball as a catcher. Main interventions used were manual therapy, range of motion exercises, resistance training, neuromuscular reeducation training, and neuromuscular electrical stimulation. The patient achieved the ability to participate in school independently and pain free. The patient was transferred to another physical therapist to continue progress towards achieving return-to-sport goals.