A patient presents with 8/10 pain in their left upper trapez…
A patient presents with 8/10 pain in their left upper trapezius that radiates to their forearm. Their pain began 6 days ago when lifting weights at the gym. Pain worsens with looking down, reaching overhead, and prolonged sitting. Repeated motion testing reveals the following: sitting protrusion decreases left upper trapezius pain and produces left hand pain; sitting retraction increases left upper trapezius pain and abolishes forearm and hand pain. Based on this information, what is the MOST LIKELY provisional classification according to the Mechanical Diagnosis & Therapy (MDT) system?
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A patient presents with a 2-week history of left-sided neck pain & numbness that radiates to their left elbow. The therapist performs a Spurling’s Test with the patient’s neck positioned in left lateral flexion. The patient reports pain in the left side of their neck but not in their upper extremity. How should this finding be interpreted?
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A patient presents with a 3-day history of localized left-sided lower back pain satisfies the clinical prediction rule for lumbar manipulation. The therapist decides to perform the supine lumbopelvic manipulation to treat the patient’s left-sided low back pain. What would be the MOST APPROPRIATE method to set up this technique?
Read DetailsA 6-year-old patient presents with neck pain after falling o…
A 6-year-old patient presents with neck pain after falling off of a sliding board. They underwent a series of x-rays of their cervical spine. A lateral view radiograph reveals an Atlanto-Dens Interval (ADI) of 4 mm. This finding:
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