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A patient lies supine at the edge of the treatment table, bringing one knee toward the chest while allowing the other leg to hang freely off the edge. The physical therapist observes the position of the hanging thigh in relation to the ground to assess muscle length. Which muscle’s flexibility is the physical therapist primarily assessing during this test?

The examining physical therapist is assessing a patient with low back pain. The 55-year-old male patient reports his pain as tearing, constant, and throbbing in the lumbar spine. The patient’s medical history includes smoking, hypertension, obesity, and hypercholesterolemia. An extensive examination performed by the PT was not able to reproduce his symptoms in the low back.  What differentia diagnosis should the PT be most suspicious of?

An 85-year-old patient has been diagnosed with left-sided lumbar spinal stenosis. Which of the following structures is most likely compressing the affected nerve root?

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Which type of lesion involves pus and ulcers?

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