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DIARY: May 1, 2017 09:00 AM Monday; Rod Welch

VA Outpatient Physical Therapy plantarflexion tape recover plantar plate tear

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040501 - Follow up ref SDS 15 0000. ref SDS 14 0000.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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0407 - Background                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
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040801 - On 170417 1330 met with Doctor Thuillier in Orthopedics, where he made                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
040802 - referral for Outpatient Physical Therapy to wrap plantar plate tear                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
040803 - with plantarflexion taping system. ref SDS 11 5T7K                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
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040806 - On 17425 0830 met with Sharlen in Physical Therapy. ref SDS 14 4G5J                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
040807 - Submitted Rocktape.  Did exercises to evaluate flexibility.  Sharlene                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
040808 - prescribed daily calf stretching exercises to strengthen plantar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
040809 - plates toward preventing further injury. ref SDS 14 GY5J  Sharlene                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
040810 - applied Rocktape to protect the right foot plantar plate tear using                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
040811 - alternate wrapping method. ref SDS 14 TW5J  Did not tape left foot.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
040812 - ref SDS 14 PQ4L  Did 2 mile hike with good results, reflecting                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
040813 - Rocktape applied to right foot, and earlier in the morning taking                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
040814 - Naproxen. ref SDS 14 SY6N  Returned home and reported good results to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
040815 - Sharlene. ref SDS 14 YN59  She feels Rocktape needs to be replaced                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
040816 - every three days, ref SDS 14 XQ79,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
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0411 - Progress                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
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041201 - Meeting...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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041203 -        Outpatient Physical Therapy                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
041204 -        Basement Building 203                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
041205 -        Room BB18                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
041206 -        415 221 4810 ex 24396                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
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041209 -        Anna                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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041212 - Meeting today scheduled by Anna on Thusday, reported, 170427 0830,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
041213 - ref SDS 15 ZV5I                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
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041216 - Submit Rocktape to complement PT taping solutions.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
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041219 - Did not discuss physical therapy treatment aid healing plantar plate                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
041220 - tears, in addition to using protective boot and plantarflexion taping,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
041221 - reported in research on 170327 1430. ref SDS 3 DX3M                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
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041224 - Jacuzzi treatment aid recovery plantar plate tear?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
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041227 - Sharlene advised jacuzzi will not aid recovery from plantar plate tear                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
041228 - as it does for recovering from musculoskeletal disorders, e.g., ankle                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
041229 - and knee injuries in athlettics.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
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041232 - Report doing additional stretching exercise for calves, recommended                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
041233 - during the meeting on 170425 0830. ref SDS 14 YM5N                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
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041236 - Hiking past 6 days best in 6 months as a result of having less pain                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
041237 - metatarsalgia and planar plate tear.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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041240 - Blisters on bottom of feet, reported during hike yesterday, see case                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
041241 - study on 160101 0700. ref SDS 1 UXRY                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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041244 - Sharlene carefully removed rocktape from across metatarsals.  She                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
041245 - pointed out very slight tear on top of forefoot.  She recommends                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
041246 - asking for tape from Podiatry to protect ball of feet from tearing due                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
041247 - to dehydration.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
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041250 - Consider trying Plantarflexion taping method to protect plantar plate                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
041251 - tear, using the scheme applied by Doctor Hewitson on 170411 1040.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
041252 - ref SDS 4 EY7O  Suggest consideration to wrap the long toe and middle                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
041253 - toes to secure the vertical tape going down the length of the foot, so                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
041254 - there is positive pull down that protects against further injury to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
041255 - plantar plate when walking and running.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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041258 - On discussion decided to defer this tape design.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
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041261 - Instead Sharlene initially tried cutting the 2" wide tape for about 2"                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
041262 - depth, and then slip the the long toe between the cut pieces.  This                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
041263 - did not work well.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
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041266 - Sharlene then used composite taping scheme.  She first applied                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
041267 - plantarflexion taping similar to the scheme originally used by Doctor                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
041268 - Thuillier on 170327 1430. ref SDS 3 774N  This was much better                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
041269 - implementation than patient's attempt to demonstrate the scheme during                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
041270 - initial meeting in Physical Therapy on 170425 0830. ref SDS 14 H55K                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
041271 - The only difference is using Rocktape today, rather than white tape on                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
041272 - 170327.  Of course Sharlene did much better job, because patient has                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
041273 - difficult angles and difficulty reaching the work, when applying the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
041274 - tape alone, as attempted on 170425 0830. ref SDS 14 H55K  Further                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
041275 - noted that 2 angled tape strands going down the foot today, might be                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
041276 - shorter than on 170327.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
041278 -  ..
041279 - Sharlene then further applied secondary taping scheme similar to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
041280 - design Doctor Hewitson used on 170411 1040, ref SDS 4 EY7O, though as                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
041281 - modified by Sharlene during first treatment on 170425. ref SDS 14 TW5J                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
041282 - This vertical tape secures initial plantarflexion tape, per above,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
041283 - ref SDS 16 CL5T, so that long toe resists being forced back during                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
041284 - walking and running.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
041286 -  ..
041287 - Very pleased with Sharlene's initiative investigating for optimum                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
041288 - line of care today.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
041290 -  ..
041291 - Taped left foot in attempt to treat both feet with same thickness                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
041292 - that may helpf prevent plantarplate tear on left foot, and protect                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
041293 - against left hip injury that has occurred very slightly the past week                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
041294 - hiking with only the right foot taped.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
041296 -  ..
041297 - Will hike next 3 days to test for response to treatment, and report                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
041298 - results on Thursday, 170504 0900.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
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041301 - Sharlene said she would look through the record on results using                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
041302 - Rocktape to protect against plantar plate tear, beginning on 170425,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
041303 - shown in patient case study on exercise, diet, medicaiton and vitals                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
041304 - reported on 160101 0700. ref SDS 1 643M                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
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