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CLO 4: A conditioning exercise program may be utilized for a number of reasons including which of the following:

The patient has rotator cuff impingement.  Which of the following will the patient possibly have?

CLO 4: The Borg scale is used to describe:

You are observing a patient with tarsal tunnel syndrome from approximately 50 feet away in the clinic.  You observe the patient from the anterior and posterior views.  In your notes you record that the patient, upon ambulation, demonstrates calcaneus valgus.  Which of the following would be a correct description of calcaneus valgus?

A 76 y/o female was admitted to the hospital secondary to respiratory pneumonia.  She has been on bed rest for 5 days and is now to begin gait training with use of S.W. during physical therapy.  What special orthopedic test should be performed prior to gait training or lower extremity exercise?

CLO 4 Your patient is 18 weeks pregnant. You observe your supervising PT working with the patient in supine with a small wedge under her pelvis. You remember this is being utilized because….

You are treating a patient with medial epicondylitis of the elbow.  The patient informs you that he is an avid golfer and participated in a weekend tournament at a local golf club.  He comes to the clinic complaining of pain, inflammation and tendonitis in the medial epicondyle region of the elbow.  The physical therapist informs you that you should perform a musculoskeletal assessment on the patient, as well as evaluate possible nerve injury.  You are palpating behind the medial epicondyle region of the elbow for pain and tenderness.  Of the following, which is the nerve that lies behind the medial epicondyle of the elbow?

A patient enters the clinic with what appears to be a “pinched nerve” in the cervical area.  Which of the following special tests should be included in the patient assessment to assist in identifying the affected nerve’s dermatome distribution?

A therapist observes a patient’s static posture.  The therapist notes significant increase in hyperextension of the lumbar spine.  This structural deviation can be caused by ______?

In many shoulder pathologies including rotator cuff strains you should begin exercise in the plane of the scapula, or scaption position, to restore normal rhythm and retrain the rotator cuff musculature.  Define the starting point for exercise “in the plane of the scapula”?