A physical therapist assistant is treating a patient who reports a history of severe carpal tunnel syndrome.  Of the following signs or symptoms, which would NOT be consistent with this diagnosis?

A 68 year-old patient with lower back pain has x-ray evidence of bilateral narrowing of intervertebral foramen at L5-S1, causing nerve root compression and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy.  The compression is MOST related to:

A snowboarder who sustained a displaced supracondylar fracture of the humerus three weeks ago is wearing a removable hard plastic elbow splint for her PT appointment. The physical therapist’s treatment plan is somewhat vague and calls for “A/AROM.” Which of the following is MOST likely a part of the treatment today?

A slump sitting stretch is commonly used to stretch neural tissue by having the patient dorsiflex the ankle with the knee extended in a slouched sitting posture.  Which nerve does this stretch target, and what guidelines should be given for stretch?

A patient who has injured their knee playing basketball comes to PT with a severe valgus knee deformity.  The soft tissue injury you would expect is:

A physical therapist assistant is working with a patient with low back pain, and observes that step length is significantly short bilaterally.  Which of the following is MOST likely to be true about this patient’s gait?

A physical therapist assistant observes gait in a 4 year-old boy.  The patient walks with his toes pointed outward.  The PTA concludes that:

Rehabilitation after ACL reconstruction usually involves exercises to improve lower extremity proprioception.  Which of the following would be considered appropriate dynamic proprioceptive exercises in a sagittal plane?

Which is not an osteokinematic motion that occurs at the wrist?

An articular process in the spine is also called a(n):