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A patient who has a diagnosis of  chronic patellofemoral pain will typically present with the following findings EXCEPT?

The carbohydrate found in milk is 

Which of the responses, by a patient with an HNP, would indicate that the exercise could continue? Choose the BEST answer

Aggressive stretching is not indicated for myositis ossificans.

A PT is assessing the knee.  The patient is positioned prone with the knee flexed to 90 degrees.  The PT compresses the tibia on the femur and then rotates it.  The patient complains of severe pain.  The PT then distracts and rotates the tibia on the femur, and the patient complains of severe pain again.   What conclusion might the PT draw from this assessment?

Osteoarthritis is characterized by morning stiffness and pain with weight bearing and generally occurs in those age 40 or older.

Which of the following would NOT be a long term physiological effect of aerobic conditioning?

The PT performed a Patella Femoral Grinding Test (or Clarke’s Test) on his patient today. The purpose was

Subluxation is defined as

The most common mechanism of injury for a PCL is: