Common exercises included in PT management of spinal stenosis include Williams flexion exercises.  Which additional muscle stretch would assist in decreasing lumbar lordosis?

A 76 y/o patient presents to PT with adhesive capsulitis of the Right shoulder.  The physical therapist’s treatment plan includes ultrasound, therapeutic exercise, and ice.  What treatment sequence would be the most beneficial treatment?

CLO 4 Obstetric patients who would benefit from PT services include those who deliver vaginally as well as those who have a Cesarean delivery.

Your patient suffered a syndesmotic sprain while skiing over the weekend.  Which of the following special tests do you expect to be positive?

Which special test is used to determine if the patient has thoracic inlet syndrome?

Severance of the common peroneal nerve at the level of the knee would result in a loss of ______?

CLO 8 A PTA employed in an outpatient clinic observes a patient complete a series of exercises. During the treatment session the patient mentions to the PTA that he is experiencing angina. After resting for 20 minutes the patient’s condition is unchanged, however, he insists it is something that he can work through. The MOST appropriate action is:

A patient with a right radial head fracture is treated in PT.  The patient’s involved elbow ROM begins at 15 degrees of flexion and ends at 90 degrees of flexion.  The PTA should record the patient’s elbow ROM as:    

What type of exercises would NOT be appropriate to relieve patello-femoral pain?

Your patient presents with tingling and numbness to the lateral aspect of the forearm and the thumb. You suspect nerve involvement. A DTR of which of the following muscles is most appropriate to assess in an effort to correlate findings?