Treatment Plans
Developing a treatment plan:
After a comprehensive evaluation of the disorder, the orthopaedist will make
recommendations for a treatment plan, based on the following criteria:
- patient’s age, overall health, and medical history
- extent of the disease, injury, or condition
- expectations for the course of the disease, injury, or condition
- patient’s tolerance for specific medications, procedures, or therapies
- patient’s (or family’s) opinion or preference
For most orthopaedic disorders and injuries there is more than one form of treatment
that may be appropriate. Thus, many treatment plans involve a combination or progression
of the following:
- rest
- medical counseling
- medication
- immobilization
- physical therapy
- occupational therapy
- rehabilitative therapy
- exercise
- activity modifications
- casts
- splints
- braces
- procedures, such as arthroscopy
- surgery, such as joint replacement
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