A patient presents to physical therapy with right shoulder s…
A patient presents to physical therapy with right shoulder stiffness and loss of motion. The physical therapist examines the patient’s past medical history and family medical history and suspects the shoulder stiffness could be linked to an extrinsic metabolic component. Which of the following conditions would be involved in an extrinsic metabolic cause of shoulder stiffness?
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A physical therapist is performing an evaluation on a 48-year-old female patient with symptoms of numbness and tingling in her hand. The primary areas of symptoms area shown in the blue and green shaded regions in the image below. Which of the following diagnoses is most likely?
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A patient presents to physical therapy following a fall on an outstretched hand, which resulted in the injury shown in the radiograph below. The injury was classified as nondisplaced and stabile. Based on the given information, what timeframe should the physical therapist expect the arm to remain immobilized?
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A physical therapist is performing an evaluation on a patient that was referred to physical therapy with a diagnosis of right shoulder subacromial impingement. Which of the following special test clusters is most appropriate to include in the objective examination based on current evidence-based practice?
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A physical therapist is performing an evaluation with a patient that has a diagnosis of right lateral epicondylosis. The therapist performs the special test in the image below. Which of the following is the most likely test being performed?
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