Common Impairments Treated

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General Physical Impairments*

  • Difficulty returning to premorbid activities
  • Joint pain, diffuse (e.g., arthralgias)
  • Musculoskeletal pain (e.g., myalgias)
  • Neuropathic pain
  • Somatic pain
  • Visceral pain
  • Weakness
  • Fatigue
  • Deconditioning

Functional Disabilities*

  • Inability to return to work
  • Difficulty caring for children/grandchildren
  • Limited mobility due to safety concerns (walking, driving, etc.)
  • Inability to travel and take vacations
  • Difficulty with ADLs (e.g., dressing, bathing)
  • Difficulty with IADLs (e.g., chores, shopping)

Specific Physical Impairments*

  • Autonomic dysfunction
  • Back pain
  • Balance dysfunction
  • Bowel dysfunction
  • Cervical range of motion limitations
  • Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy
  • Chest/thoracic pain
  • Cognitive impairment
  • Compression neuropathy
  • Dystonia
  • Gait dysfunction
  • Graft-versus-host disease
  • Headaches
  • History of falls
  • Jaw excursion, limited
  • Joint pain, localized
  • Joint range of motion limitations
  • Lumbosacral plexopathy
  • Lymphedema
  • Muscular asymmetry
  • Neck pain
  • Osteopenia/osteoporosis
  • Paralysis
  • Plexopathy
  • Radiation fibrosis syndrome
  • Radiculopathy
  • Scapular winging
  • Scar adhesions
  • Sensory deficits
  • Sexual dysfunction
  • Shoulder pain
  • Speech impairment
  • Swallowing impairment
  • Trismus
  • Urinary dysfunction
  • Visuospatial and/or proprioception dysfunction

*These are examples and not intended to be a complete list