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The following is a typical scenario for adhesive capsulitis: all ranges are full and end feels are capsular/firm.

Assessing the normal amount of joint play is important in ortho. care-how does a grade I or II joint mob. benefit the pt.?

This muscle is long and slender, capable of great range of movement, but not built for power by its fiber arrangement.  

An active insufficiency is usually associated with the muscle being stretched out so far that it can’t contract wtih much tension, due to too much actin and myosin overlap.

Your patient needs a cold pack badly, acutely injuring her biceps tendon with her stressful “windmill action”, fast pitch softball gaming. What will the body demonstrate, indicating the presence of the “pain-spasm cycle”?  

With the patient in the step down position off of a step stool, what mm. are they primarily using as they step down, on the stance or supporting leg?

Your PT requests that you re-measure the MMT for knee flexion, What do you want to avoid with each procedure, so that you do not harm the pt. and also to get your most accurate, standard measurement?  

Please identify this muscle and its attachments: Vastus Medialis

The landmarks for measuring knee flexion or extension are_____________?  

What is the most important piece of information you learned in this class and how will you use it in your life?