A baseball pitcher reports medial elbow pain that began afte…
A baseball pitcher reports medial elbow pain that began after throwing a fastball. Examination reveals point tenderness over the medial condyle, pain with elbow extension, and laxity with valgus stress testing at 30° of elbow flexion. Neurological examination reveals paresthesias in the ulnar nerve distribution. Which of the following structures is MOST likely injured?
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A client reports a reproduction of a “sharp” pain near the base of the thumb when gripping a water bottle. During thumb active range of motion, the client’s sharp pain was reproduced with flexion. Which of the following interventions is MOST appropriate to use?
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A patient presents with a chief complaint of left lateral elbow pain, reproduced when using a hammer at work. The objective examination revealed pain-free grip strength on the uninvolved side to be 128 and pain-free grip strength on the involved side to be 67. Which of the following techniques is MOST appropriate to use to improve pain-free grip strength?
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