a 28-year old graduate student comes to your clinic for evaluation of pain 'all over."
With further questioning, she is able to relate that the pain is worse in the neck,
shoulders, hands and low back and knees. She denies swelling in her joints. She states
that the pain is worse in the morning. there is no limitation in her range of motion. On
physical examination, she has several points on the muscles of the neck, shoulders,
and back that are tender to palpation. Muscle strength and range of motion are
normal. Which one of the following is likely the cause of her pain
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fibromyalgia
which of the following synovial joints would be example of a condylar joint
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, temporomandibular joint
Mark is a contractor who recently injured his back. He was told he had a "bulging disc"
to account for the burning pain down his right leg and slight foot drop. The vertebral
bodies of the spine involve which type of joint?
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cartiliageous
a 50-year-old realtor comes to your office for evaluation of neck pain. She was in a
motor vehicle collision 2 days ago and assessed by the emergency medical
technicians on site, but she didn't think that she needed to go to the emergency room
at that time. Now, she has severe pain and stiffness in her neck. On physical
examination, you note pain and spasm over the paraspinous muscles on the left side
of the neck, and pain when you make the patient do active range of motion of the
cervical spine. What is the most likely cause of this neck pain
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cervical sprain
a 68-year-old retired banker comes to your clinic for evaluation of left shoulder pain.
He swims for 30 minutes daily, early in the morning. He notes a sharp, catching pain
and a sensation of something grating when he tries overhead movements of his arm.
On physical examination, you note tenderness just below the tip of the acrominon in
the area of the tendon insertions. The drop arm test is negative, and there is no
limitation with shoulder shrug. The patient is not holding his arm close to his side, and
there is no tenderness to palpation in the bicipital groove when the arm is at the
With further questioning, she is able to relate that the pain is worse in the neck,
shoulders, hands and low back and knees. She denies swelling in her joints. She states
that the pain is worse in the morning. there is no limitation in her range of motion. On
physical examination, she has several points on the muscles of the neck, shoulders,
and back that are tender to palpation. Muscle strength and range of motion are
normal. Which one of the following is likely the cause of her pain
Give this one a try later!
fibromyalgia
which of the following synovial joints would be example of a condylar joint
Give this one a try later!
, temporomandibular joint
Mark is a contractor who recently injured his back. He was told he had a "bulging disc"
to account for the burning pain down his right leg and slight foot drop. The vertebral
bodies of the spine involve which type of joint?
Give this one a try later!
cartiliageous
a 50-year-old realtor comes to your office for evaluation of neck pain. She was in a
motor vehicle collision 2 days ago and assessed by the emergency medical
technicians on site, but she didn't think that she needed to go to the emergency room
at that time. Now, she has severe pain and stiffness in her neck. On physical
examination, you note pain and spasm over the paraspinous muscles on the left side
of the neck, and pain when you make the patient do active range of motion of the
cervical spine. What is the most likely cause of this neck pain
Give this one a try later!
cervical sprain
a 68-year-old retired banker comes to your clinic for evaluation of left shoulder pain.
He swims for 30 minutes daily, early in the morning. He notes a sharp, catching pain
and a sensation of something grating when he tries overhead movements of his arm.
On physical examination, you note tenderness just below the tip of the acrominon in
the area of the tendon insertions. The drop arm test is negative, and there is no
limitation with shoulder shrug. The patient is not holding his arm close to his side, and
there is no tenderness to palpation in the bicipital groove when the arm is at the
