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\viewkind4\uc1\pard\f0\fs17 The patient has been provided with a prescription for physical therapy to be performed initially three times each week for four weeks. The referring diagnosis is status post left calcaneal fracture. I have instructed the therapist to evaluate and treat according to protocol. Modalities are designed to reduce edema and increase range of motion. A home exercise program with gentle stretching and gait instructions with [WEIGHT BEARING]. The primary goal is to improve strength and return the patient to prior level of function with the understanding that patients diagnosed with calcaneal fractures often are left with some residual pain and limited function.
}ÿ”The patient has been provided with a prescription for physical therapy to be performed initially three times each week for four weeks. The referring diagnosis is status post left calcaneal fracture. I have instructed the therapist to evaluate and treat according to protocol. Modalities are designed to reduce edema and increase range of motion. A home exercise program with gentle stretching and gait instructions with [WEIGHT BEARING]. The primary goal is to improve strength and return the patient to prior level of function with the understanding that patients diagnosed with calcaneal fractures often are left with some residual pain and limited function.    