You are treating a patient with a 3/4 inch leg length discre…
You are treating a patient with a 3/4 inch leg length discrepancy with her left leg longer than her right. A. Are the iliac crests level? If not, which side ishigher?B. Is the vertebral column curved in a lateral direction? Ifso, which side is concave?
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A patient with post polio syndrome is being treated in OP PT with symptoms of myalgia and increasing fatigue. The patient has been using a KAFO (knee ankle foot orthosis) x 10 years. During gait training, the PTA observes the patient rise up on the sound extremity to advance the extremity with the orthosis forward. The vaulting observed in this case is MOST LIKELY the result of weakness of the
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