A PTA faculty member, who normally leads a fairly sedentary life, participated in a 10K walk to help raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness.  Upon returning to school, she told Mrs. Hernandez she had a dull aching pain to the anterior muscles of her lower leg.  She states it began during the walk and worsened this morning when she walked up the stairs to class.  Mrs. H invites the instructor to visit with her students in Ther Ex, as they recently studied this condition.  You and your classmates agree she presents with signs and symptoms of ___________________ and should immediately see her physician if the symptoms do not subside with rest.

Your patient underwent a THR secondary to severe arthritis and pain.  Which of the following best describes the typical time frame for discontinuation of her current THR precautions?

A patient who suffered a hip flexor strain received max phase instructions to sleep with a pillow under his knees.  Although the injury healed fully, the patient continued to sleep with the LE pillow placement for an additional 6 months.  It is likely that this patient will present with a positive result for which of the following special tests?

A 16-year-old soccer player enters the emergency room with an anterior tibialis muscle injury sustained during practice.  The patient has significant bruising and discoloration in the area.  Which nerve innervates the anterior tibialis muscle and may be tested in this patient?

Flexion past 90 degrees and Closed kinetic chain resistance exercises, like leg presses, squats, step-ups, and stair-steppers, are generally not allowed for how many weeks after a meniscal repair?

The following terms are used to describe a pronated posture of the hindfoot and decreased medial longitudinal arch except:

During the minimum protection phase of rehabilitation following a hip fracture, which of the following exercises is most appropriate for a fairly sedentary average adult client to return to function?

Who may perform? Select all that apply. Initiating CKC exercises within the Plan of Care

The spleen contains what two types of tissue?

You are working on PREs with a patient who is s/p ORIF following an ankle fracture. You note that inversion exercises result in the patient experiencing increased pain, swelling, crepitus and increased motion at the ORIF site. You should: