A physical therapist is evaluating a 55-year-old male patien…

A physical therapist is evaluating a 55-year-old male patient that presents with bilateral hand weakness.  The patient reports that he is having difficulty with gripping things around the house.  On examination, the therapist notes a (-) Phalen’s test, (-) Reverse Phalen’s Test, (-) Tinel’s Test.  On further examination, the therapist notes (+) Hoffman’s Sign, (+) Inverted Supinator Sign, and (+) Babinski Test.  Which of the following is the most likely cause of these symptoms?  

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A physical therapist is evaluating a 50-year-old female pati…

A physical therapist is evaluating a 50-year-old female patient that presents to physical therapy through direct access.  The patient complains of neck pain and reports she was involved in a minor motor vehicle accident 3 days ago.  She states that she did not initially feel discomfort, but over the past two days her neck pain progressively worsened.  On examination you note right cervical rotation is 40 degrees, left cervical rotation is 35 degrees.  Which of the following is the most appropriate next step?  

A patient presents to physical therapy following a fall on a…

A patient presents to physical therapy following a fall on an outstretched hand, which resulted in the injury shown in the radiograph below.  The injury was classified as nondisplaced and stabile.  Based on the given information, what timeframe should the physical therapist expect the arm to remain immobilized?