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A patient complains of a sharp, shooting pain in the ball of the foot with weight bearing. There is a nodule  between the 3rd and 4th metatarsal, and palpation reproduces the pain. An appropriate intervention for this patient is:

Deep ocean trenches are associated with:

A syndesmotic sprain____________.

Cuboid syndrome may result in irritation of the surrounding joint capsule as well as the: 

The San Andreas Fault:

New lithosphere is produced in association with:

Free oxygen in our atmosphere is important to the development and maintenance of life on Earth because oxygen:

A patient ambulates into your clinic on standard axillary crutches and is not bearing weight on his right lower extremity. The patient reports playing a pick-up game of basketball 2 days ago and landing on another player’s foot when coming down from a rebound. Pain is located on the outside of his ankle, and he rates it 7/10 with ankle movement or weight bearing. What clinical tests should be included in your examination to rule in/rule out the most appropriate hypotheses?

Which of the following is NOT associated with convergent plate boundaries on the seafloor?

A 35-year-old male complains of medial foot pain that has been present for the past 6 weeks. He runs 30 miles/week and reports no specific trauma. The pain initially occurred near the end of each run, but now is present during walking. Based on this history, what could be included in the examination to assist in identifying contributing factors for his foot pain?