Match the letters with the structures using the following diagram of a neuron and a synapse.    

An older patient complains of pain in the right hip region.  The therapist suspects hip osteoarthritis based on the patient’s subjective symptoms.  What clinical test is the BEST choice to confirm this diagnosis?  

A physical therapist is working in home health care.  The therapist is evaluating a patient for home-based PT following discharge from the hospital where the patient was diagnosed with a deep vein thrombosis.  Which of the following is the MOST appropriate intervention plan?   

A physical therapist is working with a patient that has a diagnosis of Achilles tendinopathy.  The therapist decides to utilize the available Clinical Practice Guideline for patient management.  Which of the following is the BEST example of the strategy to use and/or progress eccentric exercises in the management of this condition?

Which the following assessments are utilized in the Waddell’s Sign in testing for pain of non-organic origin?

A physical therapist is evaluating a patient with right low back pain and right hip pain.  The patient is a 60 y/o female patient with a long history of rheumatoid arthritis and a recent diagnosis of osteomyelitis.  Her resting vital signs are:  126/80 blood pressure, 80 bpm pulse, 101 degree temperature, 96% SpO2.  She demonstrates moderate restrictions in lumbar and hip range of motion.  Which of the following is the BEST example of clinical reasoning for the physical therapist?  

A physical therapist is evaluating a patient with low back pain.  The therapist would like to use a classification system to guide the examination and intervention components.  The therapist decides to utilize an examination approach that involves direction-specific, repeated lumbar spine movements, and sustained posture evaluation.  Which of the following classification systems in the therapist MOST likely utilizing in this examination? 

A physical therapist is working with a patient with low back pain, insidious onset.  The patient demonstrates mild limitations in lumbar flexion and extension ROM, as well as mild hypomobility of the lumbar spine with P-A accessory motion testing.  The lower extremity MMTs are all 5/5.  During the examination, the physical therapist is unable to elicit/provoke the patient’s symptoms.  Special testing is (-).  Which of the following is the BEST choice for patient management?  

A patient presents to PT for evaluation of low back pain.  During the examination, the therapist notes that lumbar extension relieves the patient’s symptoms.  Which of the following is the MOST probable cause of the low back pain?

A physical therapist is evaluating patient that reports acute low back pain of sudden onset with progressive weakness of both legs. SLR is positive on one side at 30 degrees and the slump test is positive on the opposite side.  Which of the following is the BEST choice for your next step in the patient examination?