A patient has been evaluated by the physical therapist for a variety of cervical and lumbar complaints. The PT has requested that you review some of the findings from the initial evaluation by doing some additional tests. The patient is unaware of any specific event that caused her limitation in lumbar ROM. Treatment approaches were suggested during adolescence but her parents were not interested. Which of the following medical diagnosis best describes the curvature that is visible from the posterior aspect of this patient’s back?spine(1).jpg 

Which of the following best describes the relationship of gravity to cervical flexion when performed in supine?

You are treating a patient in the clinic who complains of right sided numbness and tingling along the anterior right thigh down the medial knee.  Which of the following is most likely the reason for symptoms?

A patient presents to your clinic 5 days after landing poorly on their ankle during a basketball game. You notice that the patient’s ankle is red and swollen with decreased passive range of motion with an empty end feel. While keeping in mind healing occurs on a continuum, which stage of healing do you predict the patient is currently in?

What signs and /or symptoms would be provoked if the test pictured was positive? test9.png 

When we perform a muscle stretch, what should the goal of our parameters be focused on?

When performing submaximal cervical isometrics, which of the following statements would be best used to instruct the patient?

A patient strained her abdominal muscles, how might this impact her ability to perform resistance exercises?

A physical therapist assisted is treating a patient with pain and joint laxity along the medial aspect of the first digit. Which of the following diagnosis is this patient most likely experiencing?

Which of the following interventions would be the most appropriate to address the deficits indicated in the chart.  Your patient’s chart indicates the following:  Right AROM Shoulder Flexion 0-178° Shoulder Internal Rotation 0-48° Shoulder External Rotation 0-90°