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Your patient presents with painful shoulder syndrome on the right. You perform the empty can test, and there is weakness but no pain indicating a possible neuropathy. What nerve could be implicated?

Your patient is having both supraspinatus and infraspinatus weakness on the left side. She had a recent ankle sprain and is on B/L crutches. She has a large book bag on her back with straps over both shoulders. After your evaluation, you suspect a nerve disorder of the shoulder girdle. What nerve could be implicated?

Your patient is a 22 year old baseball pitcher who is being referred to you (PT) for therapy. The patient complains of (c/o) pain during the cocking phase of the overhead pitch and pain from ball release through deceleration. What muscle do you suspect could be involved?

This bony deformity and cause, effects the DIP of the fingers:

Your patient presents with a bursal sided lesion of the right rotator cuff (partial tear, Grade I). This tear could be due to:

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With the PIP flexed beyond 90 degrees in the index finger, it will be difficult to extend the        DIP due to: BEST ANSWER

Inferior GH instability is most commonly due to:

Your patient had a recent fall on out-stretched hand (FOOSH, right) and complains of pain mid clavicle and pain under the clavicle after approximately 120˚ of shoulder elevation. You would suspect a possible:

Concerning the MCP and CMC, which statement is true: