Question

Scenario 1
A male patient has been treated for tendonitis of the elbow. He calls the office to complain that for the past
two days he has experienced an increase of pain and feels he is worse than when he was first diagnosed. He has been applying heat like he was advised. He wants to know what to do.

Answer 1

Well the male patient should not be putting a heat pad on as this makes it worse, he needs to put an ice pack on, keep it relaxed and take naproxen