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A PTA is going to take a goniometric measurement of a patient’s shoulder.  The patient is in supine.  Which of the following measurements may not be performed in this position?

Multidirectional instability is often associated with ligamentous laxity.  They are not usually associated with a traumatic dislocation.  Which of the following best describes this diagnosis?

This ligament forms an arch over the humeral head:

Scapular retraction occurs with ___ or ___ of the GH joint.

C5 innervates which of the following?

A patient is being seen for treatment of primary shoulder impingement.  Which of the following muscles opposes the deltoid in preventing impingement?

When treating most shoulder patients it is advised to put a towel roll under the distal humerus when the patient is supine.  The purpose of this is to:

To accurately and effectively test the strength of a patient with weakness of the middle trapezius, you would position them in prone and passively take the humerus into:

A patient is 4 weeks post-op after tearing the supraspinatus tendon.  Each of the following may lead to a rotator cuff tear except:

Today you are to update a patient’s progress towards their short-term goal of increasing glenohumeral range of motion by 8 degrees.  What is the preferred position for measuring glenohumeral external rotation?