Case study patient Mark:  Mark is a 26 year old male, who presents with soft tissue restrictions, trigger points, tenderness to palpation in gluteal musculature, weakness in core and posterior chain, pelvic instability and pain in hip and coccyx region. What pelvic floor muscle facilitator would be best to use with this patient when appropriate to advance his functional strengthening?

The pelvic floor muscles and diaphragm work together. Which statement below would be accurate in describing their relationship?

___________________ is the process of translating an idea or invention into a good or service that creates value for which a customer will pay. [BLANK-1]

Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding the centralization phenomenon using the MDT approach?

A physical therapist is developing an intervention plan for a patient with an extension preference who meets the criteria for the Specific Exercise: Extension classification subgroup. Which intervention would most likely not be included in an evidence-based plan of care?  

Case Study: Carol, a 31-year-old female, presents to therapy with sharp pain in the right lower back radiating into the right calf. She reports that the pain began suddenly two weeks ago after lifting her dog into the bathtub. The pain is constant at 3/10 and increases to 6/10 with movements such as turning over in bed, transitioning from sitting to standing, or bending forward. Carol performs the following special test below, and is unable to perform without her spine raising off the table. What impairment(s) does this patient have based on the special test that is described?  (Two side-by-side photographs demonstrating a lower-extremity lowering movement or examination procedure. A patient is lying supine on a treatment table while a clinician assists with the movement.)

____________________ are created in order to build theories about how variables are interrelated. The information represented helps the analyst understand how the relationships and significant events can be a cause of a problem as well as lead to a solution. [BLANK-1]

A 27-year-old patient comes into the clinic with a chief complaint of LBP. She states that she has been having pain more frequently since starting school as she is a PT student and has been studying a lot more. She states that her pain is localized to the low back. Her pain is worse with sitting for prolonged periods of time at the desk studying (>60′) or driving (>1.5 hours). She notes that her pain will go away when she is out of this position. She denies any other pain with any other motions throughout the subjective examination and objective examination. Based on MDT syndromes, what does she most likely present with?

A physical therapist (PT) evaluates a patient with a lumbar radiculopathy. During the neurological examination, the PT notes the patient has fatigable weakness with testing the patient’s big toe extension. What other motion could the PT test to determine whether the weakness is truly myotome weakness?

A 55-year-old male has a chief complaint of chronic right-sided low back pain that has occurred in the last 3 weeks. He reports that the pain is worst when he stands for long periods of time, sleeping on his back with his knees extended, and walking long distances with his dog. Symptoms of low back pain improve when he sits immediately. PT examination finds ROM deficits and tenderness to palpation at the lower lumbar segments with mobilization. Based on this information alone, what interventions are the most evidence-based, considering the patient’s diagnosis?