You suspect your athlete is suffering from chondromalacia patellae, secondary to a medial meniscus tear. You refer your athlete to the team physician and they perform a meniscectomy via arthroscopic surgery. While reviewing the arthoscopic surgery pictures with your team physician, what do you expect to see?
An athlete with bilateral Gluteus Medius weakness would pres…
An athlete with bilateral Gluteus Medius weakness would present with what issue when analyzing walking gait from a posterior view?
Moderate point tenderness over and superior to the first cun…
Moderate point tenderness over and superior to the first cuneiform, with pain and NO weakness with dorsiflexion and inversion would indicate what possible injury?
A basketball athlete comes to the AT facility two weeks afte…
A basketball athlete comes to the AT facility two weeks after the season starts complaining of knee pain. She complains of anterior knee pain over the tibial tuberosity that increases as she gets further into practice, especially with squatting and jumping activities. She does not show a decrease in strength. She reports that her pain decreases following some rest, but she is at a point now where practicing is difficult secondary to pain. What injury do you suspect?
An athlete is only able to contract the rectus femoris muscl…
An athlete is only able to contract the rectus femoris muscle in a gravity eliminated position, with no joint motion. What grade would you assign them?
While palpating the insertion point of the semitendinosus, g…
While palpating the insertion point of the semitendinosus, gracilis, and sartorius, the patient complains of significant tenderness. The patient also reports a recent increase in training, presents with pain that increases with activity, and presents with no significant weakness. What condition do you initially suspect?
What kind of individuals can Power Testing be done with?
What kind of individuals can Power Testing be done with?
Disinfection following arterial injection is called?
Disinfection following arterial injection is called?
Three coplanar parallel straight wires carry equal currents…
Three coplanar parallel straight wires carry equal currents as shown below. The currents in the upper two wires are directed to the right, but the current in the bottom wire is directed to the left. Each pair of wires is a distance apart. The direction of the magnetic force on the middle wire fig_q12_final.jpg
You are a physical therapist assistant who is going to give…
You are a physical therapist assistant who is going to give an in-service to another PTA on the APTA code of ethics as it relates to a PTA. Which of the following would NOT be an APTA code of ethics standard relating to the physical therapist assistant?