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A PTA is working with a patient with a known L4 HNP in an outpatient clinic. The patient reports central LBP and radiculopathy down the RLE to the back of the knee prior to the session, rating the pain as 5/10. The PTA has been having the patient go through a series of exercises in the prone position. Afterwards, the patient reports central LBP as 6/10 and radiculopathy only to the superior portion of the gluteal muscle. Which of the following BEST aligns with how the PTA should respond? 

A positive anterior draw test would be indicative of instability of the:

The sciatic nerve can often become entrapped by a particular muscle, causing peripheral symptoms in the sciatic nerve distribution. Which muscle?

Which of the following exercises would be appropriate for a TKA one day post op?

During knee flexion ROM, the normal accessory motion of the patella is:

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?