When palpating a patient's for a specific complaint, do not simply go off of the muscle they say is hurting. Why?
- Quite often a muscle can hurt because of a problem with another area of the body. Also muscles often hurt because they are overstretched causing the muscle on the opposite side to be tight. So a good solution would be to strech the muscle that is tight, not the sore muscle.
- Always make sure check boney landmarks because they don't lie, but muscle do! For example, if a patient says their back muscles are sore and tight, try palpating the posterior superior iliac spine to see if one side of the hip is higher.
Just be sure to check every possible cause so the right solution can be found!
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