What extensor compartment of the forearm/wrist includes the tendons involved with DeQuervain’s Tenosynovitis?

Case Study: A 36-year-old female presents with a primary complaint of right-sided neck and shoulder pain. Her symptoms worsened over the weekend following a fall during a pick-up basketball game. She denies numbness or tingling but notes that her neck and shoulder pain seem interconnected. She finds relief when her affected arm and shoulder are supported above her head (see photo). What test is described in this case?

A physical therapist performs the following special test below on a patient with medial elbow pain. The PT determines this to be a positive test. What diagnosis can the PT likely rule in?

An older adult male is being evaluated by a physical therapist for complaints of claudication affecting his lower legs. Which subjective report or objective exam finding would most strongly suggest lumbar spinal stenosis rather than vascular claudication as the source of his lower extremity symptoms?

A physical therapist is treating a patient with a suspected rotator cuff injury/tear. What special test would not be utilized in the examination for this diagnosis?

A physical therapist is attempting to discern between a localized knee issue or potential for referred pain. The patient’s knee pain is at the medial aspect of the knee that refers just 2 inches down into the lower medial aspect of the leg. The patient will describe occasional pins and needles in this area in addition to pain. If a lumbar radiculopathy was truly present, what aspect of the neurological examination would fit this case given the likely spinal vertebral level?

Which statement is most accurate regarding cervical radiculopathy?

A patient is experiencing symptoms of cervical spinal stenosis. Based on the diagnosis, the physical therapist suspects that placing the neck into will assist in reducing symptoms while placing the neck into will increase symptoms due to orientation of the facet joints and the diameter of the spinal canal.

A patient performs the following test below where the physical therapist (PT) notes the toes being 2 inches away from the wall. Based on this, what can the PT conclude is most restricting the motion?

A physical therapist (PT) is performing a Craig’s Test on a young child. The PT notes that the lower extremity rests at 10 degrees of hip internal rotation when the greater trochanter parallel to the ground. How would this PT document the test in their documentation system?