You measured your patient’s hip flexion ROM from a starting…
You measured your patient’s hip flexion ROM from a starting position of 5 degrees hyperextension. The patient then flexed to one-hundred degrees of motion without help and up to one-hundred and twenty degrees with help. How would these results be documented for a SOAP note?
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Joshua is a college golfer who underwent (R) ACL repair. You have been following a PT POC for strengthening for several sessions. Today you reassessed his strength and note that all the strength grades at the hip and knee were 5/5; the ankle tested 4/5. What is the most appropriate action?
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A triathlon participant enters the clinic with limitations of flexibility of the tensor fascia latae muscle. The physical therapist places the patient on a flexibility program designed to minimize injuries over the course of his athletic participation. This program includes the tensor fasciae latae, whose origin is which of the following?
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A PTA works with a 37-year-old male referred to physical therapy with radicular pain in the lower extremity. A note from the referring physician indicates that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) confirmed the presence of a disc herniation with resultant L4 nerve root impingement. When completing muscle testing, which muscle would you expect to be the MOST affected by the patient’s current condition?
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