Your patient with Patello-femoral issues presents with this “sunrise view” on X-ray. What is this called in medical terms?

This muscle is typically tested in the standing position with heel raises, originating above the knee and posterior knee capsule, then inserting into the calcaneus bone, assists in knee flexion, and is innervated by a branch of the sciatic nerve at the S1-2 level (Tibial).

Please identify the correct landmark Axis using the large goniometer for measuring the knee ROM.

Plyometric exercise is done for explosive power, as represented best by which description and picture?

Your new patient is acutely injured and is in spasm in his hamstring mm. after a partial tear. What is the pain and spasm cycle and how could you help him get out of it? (under the direction of the PT)

Your patient has a “hard, sudden stop” at the near the end of knee extension. This would possibly indicate what?

Your patient needs to stretch his or her hamstring muscles; you can utilize either the “contract-relax” or “reciprocal inhibition” to enhance the stretch in order to gain more motion.

Your patient cannot perform the Hip Abduction MMT against gravity. You would then place them into the __________ position and ask them to move the limb through the full arc of motion in the gravity lessened position, resulting in a ____________ muscle grade.

Your patient presents with a new finding today of a possible blot clot. Your assignment is to range and exercise them. What is your best and safest decision?

What is the “force couple” of muscles that is at work at the pelvis during this manuever?