You are a PTA working in a large urban acute care hospital t…

You are a PTA working in a large urban acute care hospital that has a specialty chest area for physical therapy.  One of the PT interventions used regularly is postural drainage.  Your patient has congestion in the superior segments of the lower lobes bilaterally.  What is the most appropriate position for this patient?

Your patient is positioned sitting in a chair with their sho…

Your patient is positioned sitting in a chair with their shoulder abducted to 90 degrees, their elbow flexed to 90 degrees. The patient’s forearm and hand are resting fully on a table, palm facing down. This patient is positioned for goniometric measurement of:

A patient diagnosed with shoulder pain of unknown etiology (…

A patient diagnosed with shoulder pain of unknown etiology (cause) is referred by his physician for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Results of the test reveal a partial tear of the infraspinatus muscle. Which muscle group would you expect to be the most seriously affected by the injury?