Upper Extremity
This exercise is the most functional exercises taught to a patient recently immobilized following a Smith or Colles fracture or with carpal tunnel syndrome.
What are tendon glides?
This is the MOST appropriate action when a post-operative patient presents with calf pain, redness, swelling, warmth, and tenderness, signs suspicious for a deep vein thrombosis.
What is contact MD/ supervising PT?
This muscle fiber type is specialized for endurance and dominates the spinal stabilizers.
What is type 1.
This is the recommended amount of times per week a person should stretch to improve flexibility.
What is 3-5 times per week?
This is the correct hand placement for the therapist when performing MMT grades 5, 4, and 3 for elevation of the pelvis.
What is posterior to the ankle and knee.
This bone is most commonly fractured with an elbow dislocation.
What is radial head?
This nerve is most likely involved when a patient sustains trauma to the posterior lower leg resulting in neurovascular compromise of the gastrocnemius and soleus.
What is the tibial nerve?
These motions occur during cervical retraction, often described as a “chin tuck”
What is upper cervical/capital flexion and lower cervical extension.
This mechanoreceptor is responsible for conveying information regarding muscle tension and helps regulate muscle force during contraction.
What is Golgi Tendon Organ?
This grade of trunk flexion is indicated when a patient in assisted forward flexion demonstrates a visible rib depression.
What is grade 2/5.
A patient with rotator cuff impingement is completing shoulder external rotation in standing with a theraband. This motion at the forearm would compensate for glenohumeral external rotation weakness.
What is supination?
This special test is indicated when squeezing the calf fails to produce plantarflexion of the foot, suggesting a possible Achilles tendon rupture.
What is Thompson Test?
This spinal condition presents with radicular aching into the thigh, paresthesias, and lower extremity weakness that improve with lumbar flexion due to increased foraminal opening and decreased neural compression.
What is stenosis?
This type of contraction follows the “rule of 10s,” involving a gradual build-up of tension for 2 seconds, a maximal contraction held for 6 seconds, and a gradual relaxation for 2 seconds.
What is Isometric?
This is where the resistance is provided for CAPITAL flexion manual muscle testing grades of 5 and 4.
What is the mandible/under the mandible/bilateral mandible.
Upon chart review, you discover your patient has an arthritic condition. This piece of information would be the MOST useful to assist in the definitive diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis.
What is Blood Test?
This motion/exercise is contraindicated in the immediate post operate phase s/p ACL reconstruction.
What is open chain terminal knee extensions or LAQs?
These muscles are typically shortened and require stretching in a patient presenting with increased lumbar lordosis.
What are trunk extensors and hip flexors.
During this type of muscle contraction, the amount of tension produced is greater, while the amount of energy required is less compared to other contraction types.
What is eccentric contraction?
This is the therapist’s hand placement to support when performing manual muscle testing of the elbow flexors for a grade 3.
What is cupping under the patient's elbow.
The rupture of the Extensor Digitorum tendon at the PIP joint would lead to this.
What is Boutonniere deformity?
The nerve innervate the iliacus.
What is the femoral nerve?
Patient has a diagnosis of osteoporosis presents with pain with lifting and standing from a chair. They should avoid what lumbar motion?
What is flexion?
This system is being isolated and testing when a patient is standing on an uneven surface with their eyes closed.
What is vestibular system?
This is the correct location for the therapist to apply resistance when testing shoulder internal rotation strength at grades 4 and 5.
what is the distal/volar surface of forearm, just proximal to the wrist.