A 35-year-old patient presents to your outpatient physical therapy clinic three weeks after suffering a penetrating wound to the neck in a freak accident with a tranquilizer dart. He reports a lack of sensation on the anterolateral aspect of his distal forearm and over his thumb.  You suspect he has damaged one of the roots of his brachial plexus, and based on his sensory symptoms, you expect that he will have motor weakness with_____________. 

Reminder: If you have used scratch paper during the exam, please scan front and back of the scratch paper and then rip it in multiple pieces in front of the camera.  Good-Luck for your future!

Which pair does NOT correctly match the muscle of the upper extremity to its insertion?

                A 62-year-old patient who has Parkinson’s disease is taking Pramipexole (Mirapex). Which information obtained by the nurse may indicate a need to notify the health care provider (HCP)?

Which medication information will the nurse identify as a concern for a patient’s musculoskeletal status

Isotonic contraction = contraction involving joint movement

EAMC – Exercise associated muscle cramps are thought to be caused by under use of a muscle prior to the event; resulting in it’s unconditioned response of a cramp.

Applying a stretch on an athletes exhale can enhance the stretch.

EAMC – Exercise associated muscle cramps are thought to be caused by under use of a muscle prior to the event; resulting in it’s unconditioned response of a cramp.

Excessive pain is a contraindication for MET.