A patient complains of a sharp, shooting pain in the ball of…
A patient complains of a sharp, shooting pain in the ball of the foot with weight bearing. There is a nodule between the 3rd and 4th metatarsal, and palpation reproduces the pain. An appropriate intervention for this patient is:
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A patient ambulates into your clinic on standard axillary crutches and is not bearing weight on his right lower extremity. The patient reports playing a pick-up game of basketball 2 days ago and landing on another player’s foot when coming down from a rebound. Pain is located on the outside of his ankle, and he rates it 7/10 with ankle movement or weight bearing. What clinical tests should be included in your examination to rule in/rule out the most appropriate hypotheses?
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