Following participation in outdoor games with his kids, your patient Mr. Celso developed pain, inflammation and weakness of the Quadriceps musculature.  He has returned to his job as a carpenter but is now having difficulty performing some of his typical job duties. a) List ONE specific task/activity related to his job which you anticipate will be impaired for Mr. Celso due to this weakness. b) Explain in detail why and how this particular weakness will result in this functional impairment.

Table 5-1​GoodPrice Elasticityof DemandA1.9B0.8​​Refer to Table 5-1. Which of the following is consistent with the elasticities given in Table 5-1?

You are manual muscle testing a patient as part of a progress report.  You notice partial ROM against gravity.  What is the best possible grade this patient may earn?

A PTA completes an MMT where resistance is applied in the direction of plantar flexion and eversion. This description BEST describes a manual muscle test of the

A 35 y/o carpenter presents with the diagnosis of strained medial hamstrings of the Right leg.  What tendons are involved in this diagnosis?

Your patient was diagnosed with a tear to the right gluteus medius muscle.  Which specific MMT(s) do you expect to be weak?

You are asked to manually muscle test a patient’s fibularis longus & brevis muscles.  The patient has approximately 20 degrees of available ROM upon passive assessment, and can actively move her ankle through approximately 10 degrees without assistance.  What is the MMT grade that you should record?

Which of the following patient circumstances/conditions would present the greatest level of concern for a PTA who is planning to perform knee MMT on a patient?

During the MMT of knee flexion, you notice the leg internally rotating.  You identify what muscle(s) must be stronger:

Tony works in an outpatient setting as a PTA. He is interviewing a Mrs. Alberta prior to testing the strength of her ankle and foot musculature. Mrs. Alberta reports a history of COPD and the inability to tolerate prone positioning secondary to breathing difficulties. What is Tony’s best course of action?