A 26-year-old presents with a diagnosis of recurrent patellar dislocation.  Based on your knowledge of the anatomy of the knee, the patella probably dislocated in a/an __________ direction? 

CLO 8 You are a PTA working in an outpatient orthopedic clinic. You have been treating a patient who is s/p ACL sprain for the past 3 weeks. As of last week her pain and inflammation had resolved, and she began working on PRE’s, as per the PT POC. Today she presents with pain, swelling and warmth to the knee joint and reports that she slipped and fell over the weekend. What is the most appropriate course of action?

Laura is a PTA working in a hand clinic. Her patient c/o difficulty extending her ring finger, stating her finger “catches” and gets “stuck” in flexion. Which of the following is true about the patient’s condition:

CLO 4: A conditioning exercise program may be utilized for a number of reasons including which of the following:

CLO 4: The Borg scale is used to describe:

CLO 4: The CDC recommends that children perform at least ______ minutes of moderate-intensity exercise each day.

Your supervising PT has asked you to work on joint mobilization techniques of the femoroacetabular joint to help increase hip flexion. Which of the following is most appropriate? 

CLO 4 A PTA prepares to instruct a patient in pelvic floor muscle strengthening exercises. Which of the following explanations would be the MOST effective to assist the patient to perform a pelvic floor contraction? 

If a Colles’ fracture is minimally displaced and stable, the method of treatment is usually:

A therapist performs a special orthopedic test on a patient to determine muscular tightness.  The patient is positioned  in supine with their lower leg hanging over the edge of the table.  The patient can lower their thigh fully on the table, however the knee can not flex to 90 degrees.  A probable cause includes tightness of the ______________?