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Cubital tunnel syndrome can result in which of the following functional losses?

A physical therapist (PT) performs the following special test below. What peripheral nerve is the PT attempting to bias with the test?

A physical therapist is treating a patient with a suspected rotator cuff injury/tear. What special test would not be utilized in the examination for this diagnosis?

Case Study: A 62-year-old male is referred to physical therapy with a diagnosis of lumbar radiculopathy with right lower extremity symptoms into the back of his calf. The pain has been occurring for the last 6 months and getting worse. The physical therapist evaluating his condition is attempting to rule out red flag pathologies. What cluster items would be most concerning to the PT regarding cancer?

A physical therapist (PT) performs the following special test below. What is the PT assessing for?

A patient is experiencing symptoms of cervical spinal stenosis. Based on the diagnosis, the physical therapist suspects that placing the neck into [answer1] will assist in reducing symptoms while placing the neck into [answer2] will increase symptoms due to orientation of the facet joints and the diameter of the spinal canal.

Which of the following is not a common sign or symptom of cervical arterial dysfunction or vertebrobasilar insufficiency (VBI)?

Case study: A 32-year-old female is being evaluated by a physical therapist. The examining physical therapist notes the patient’s pain is slightly below the PSIS on the L side; with no pain anywhere else including the LE or lumbar region. The patient is 6 weeks post-partum with baby doing well. The patient states that pain started around the third trimester of her pregnancy and progressively worsened over time.  Which of the following treatment-based classification categories would this patient likely fall into for best treatment?

A patient is referred to physical therapy for pain in the following photo below along the spinous process that has persisted for the past four months without a specific mechanism of injury (MOI). Which visceral structure should the physical therapist consider as a potential source of pain that can mimic musculoskeletal symptoms in this region?

A patient presents with the following during a general motion assessment (see photo below) and reports left shoulder pain. Which of the following shoulder special tests would BEST help further investigate the primary hypothesis of multidirectional instability?