Which of the following best describes the Against Gravity position for hip abduction?

Which of the following best describes the role of the PTA in relation to gathering range of motion and strength data?

What position must the knee joint be in to stretch the rectus femoris?

You test Barbara’s MMT, but then you lose the piece of paper that you wrote it on.  Before she leaves for the day, you test it again.  After she is gone, you find the original piece of paper in your pocket.  When you review the results, you see that your numbers were identical both times that you tested her!  This is an example of high:

Your patient had a total knee replacement 2 days ago and she cannot fully extend the knee due to swelling and pain.  Which of the following knee flexion range of motion measurements indicates that this patient lacks full knee extension range of motion?

EXTRA CREDIT:  Your patient is in the standard testing position for goniometric measurement (ROM) for shoulder internal and external rotation.  The patient starts with the shoulder in neutral rotation, and in order to test the external rotation range of motion, you ask them to externally rotate.  When you demonstrate the motion that you want them to do, you keep your wrist in neutral the entire time. As the patient moves the shoulder into the requested position, what type of muscle contraction is occurring in the shoulder internal rotators?

When testing the strength of the left middle deltoid muscle, which of the following best describes where the stabilizing hand should be placed?

You are testing the strength of your patient’s bicep.  You put him in an Against Gravity position (standing) and ask him to bend his elbow.  You notice that he is able to flex his elbow through his full range of motion.  However, he is not able to tolerate any additional resistance.  Which of the following best describes the muscle grade for this patient?

Which of the following best describes how you would palpate the tibial tuberosity?

You are testing the strength of your patient’s quadriceps.  You put her in an Against Gravity position (short sitting) and ask her to extend her knee.  You notice that she is unsuccessful.  Therefore, you place her in a Gravity Eliminated position (sidelying).  You notice that she is now able to extend the knee through her full range of motion.  Which of the following best describes the muscle grade for this patient?