The PT assess a patient with forward head posture and finds…
The PT assess a patient with forward head posture and finds strength deficits contributing to patient’s inability to maintain a neutral aligned position of cervical spine. Which muscles are weak and therefore contributing to poor head on neck postural alignment?
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The PT is teaching posture correction and notes that the patient does not have the muscular strength to follow the cue to “pinch your shoulder blades together”. Which muscle(s) should the PT assess with manual muscle testing (muscle that fires during scapular depression)?
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The PT puts the patient in the supine position and measures hip flexion ROM with the knee flexed and then with the knee extended. The hip flexion ROM measurement is significantly greater when the patient has a flexed knee. The limited hip flexion with the knee extended is an example of which of the following concepts?
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