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A narrowing of the foramen at the L1 spinal level could result in decreased strength with what motion?

A soccer player (midfielder) goes to kick the ball at the same time as the opponent (50/50 ball). The collision is fierce. The athlete seeks you out at halftime and you evaluate her right foot. She presents with moderate point tenderness along the 2, 3, and 4 metatarsals and pain with foot and ankle ROM. She has no weakness and negative fracture tests. What do you consider to be her injury?

You observe a defensive back on the football team backpedal off the line of scrimmage. They plant their right foot and explode forward and immediately fall down. When you approach them, you hear them exclaim “”someone kicked me in the back of the leg!”” You immediately suspect what injury?

You suspect that Patel has a fibular fracture.  What tool would you use to help determine if Patel should be referred for x-rays?

An athlete has their foot forced into eversion while their foot is planted, hears a pop, and complains of pain in their midfoot. What is your initial suspicion for the type of injury that was sustained?

The two major components of mise-en-scene are design and composition.

According to the AAOS, the normal ROM for ulnar deviation is ______ degrees.

A therapist attempts to assess the strength of the tibialis anterior. To perform a manual muscle test, the therapist should position the lower extremity in ____________ and ask the patient to “hold”.

A basketball athlete comes to the AT facility two weeks after the season starts complaining of knee pain. She complains of anterior knee pain over the tibial tuberosity that increases as she gets further into practice, especially with squatting and jumping activities. She does not show a decrease in strength. She reports that her pain decreases following some rest, but she is at a point now where practicing is difficult secondary to pain. What injury do you suspect?

A parallel-plate capacitor is connected to a battery that maintains a constant potential difference V between the plates. If a dielectric is inserted between the plates of the capacitor: