A level 3 listener often daydreams or fakes attention and is…
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A level 3 listener оften dаydreаms оr fаkes attentiоn and is usually more interested in talking rather than listening.
A 15‑yeаr‑оld mаle is brоught tо physicаl therapy by his parents due to progressively worsening mid‑thoracic back pain over the past year. The patient reports that the pain increases with prolonged sitting in school and after sports practice but is relieved somewhat with rest. He denies any history of trauma. His parents note that his posture has “looked more hunched” recently. The patient expresses concern about the appearance of his back. He denies numbness, tingling, bowel/bladder changes, or lower extremity weakness. Objective Findings: Notable thoracic kyphosis that does not fully correct with active extension Tight hamstrings bilaterally Mild tenderness along mid‑thoracic paraspinals Normal neurologic exam X‑ray report (provided by referring physician) notes: Anterior wedging of three consecutive vertebrae Irregular vertebral endplates Schmorl’s nodes present The physician has referred the patient to PT for conservative management and postural strengthening. Which of the following diagnoses MOST likely explains the patient’s symptoms and imaging findings?