In your female cross country cyclist you note – pain deep in the groin area with decreasing symptoms with rest and low impact exercises. This condition is often misdiagnosed as adductor strain. She notes increasing symptoms with running or carrying more weight. Her thigh and groin area throbs at night. You thus suspect that she may have

When examining a pt w suspected femoral hernia, you look for this – a major structure that can be found within the femoral triangle?

Upon reviewing an X-ray of a pt w/ back pain you note that she has this condition – when the lumbar vertebra fuses with the sacrum.

You examine nerve supply when testing low back pain in your 25 year old baseball player. What nerve generally innervates the posterior musculature of the thigh?

As you consider facet jt. dysfunction, how much weight do the facet joints approximately bear in the lumbar spine?

When a pt c/o LB pain returns w/Xrays of the back – she mentions that she has this condition —-  also known as the decapitated Scottie dog

When examining a patient w/LB pain, you find that she has a positive Milgram’s test. What is a possible implication of a positive Milgram s test?

A wrestler comes to you c/o clicking in the knee. You find a positive Thesally’s test and suspect a meniscal tear. You explain to the wrestler, that you hope that the tear is in this part of the meniscus that is highly vascularized and has the best potential for healing after injury

When discussing ankle sprains, you explain to coach that there when in the open-packed position, which is a combination of — these two motions, the ankle complex (talocrural and subtalar joints) is least stable.

Which muscle is affected when you note that your patient has a Trendelenburg Gait