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A patient demonstrates weakness in ankle plantarflexion during MMT. Which
functional activity is MOST likely to be impaired?
A. Walking on heels
B. Walking on toes
C. Climbing stairs
D. Descending stairs
B. Walking on toes
Which test is MOST appropriate to assess the length of the rectus femoris?
A. Thomas Test
B. Ely's Test
C. Ober's Test
D. Straight Leg Raise Test
B. Ely's Test
During the Modified Thomas Test, the patient's thigh remains elevated off the
table, but the knee can flex to 90 degrees. Which muscle is MOST likely tight?
A. Iliopsoas
B. Rectus femoris
C. Sartorius
D. Tensor fascia latae
A. Iliopsoas
A patient demonstrates limited hip adduction during the Ober's Test. Which
structure is MOST likely contributing to this limitation?
A. Iliopsoas
B. Tensor fascia latae/iliotibial band
C. Gluteus medius
D. Piriformis
B. Tensor fascia latae/iliotibial band
Which test is MOST appropriate to assess hamstring flexibility in a supine
position?
A. Thomas Test
B. Straight Leg Raise Test
C. Ober's Test
D. Ely's Test
B. Straight Leg Raise Test
,During the Ely's Test, the patient's pelvis tilts anteriorly as the knee is flexed.
Tightness in which muscle is MOST likely causing this compensation?
A. Rectus femoris
B. Iliopsoas
C. Sartorius
D. Tensor fascia latae
A. Rectus femoris
A patient demonstrates limited dorsiflexion during the Weight-Bearing Lunge
Test, but dorsiflexion improves with the knee extended. Tightness in which
muscle is MOST likely contributing to this limitation?
A. Soleus
B. Gastrocnemius
C. Tibialis posterior
D. Peroneus longus
B. Gastrocnemius
Which test is MOST appropriate to assess the length of the iliopsoas muscle?
A. Ober's Test
B. Thomas Test
C. Ely's Test
D. FABER Test
B. Thomas Test
A patient demonstrates limited hip extension during the Modified Thomas Test
and the knee cannot flex beyond 90 degrees. Which muscle is MOST likely tight?
A. Iliopsoas
B. Rectus femoris
C. Sartorius
D. Tensor fascia latae
B. Rectus femoris
Which test is MOST appropriate to assess the length of the piriformis muscle?
A. Ober's Test
B. FAIR Test
C. Ely's Test
D. Thomas Test
B. FAIR Test
,During the Ober's Test, the leg does not drop below the horizontal plane. This
finding indicates tightness in which structure?
A. Iliotibial band
B. Gluteus maximus
C. Tensor fascia latae
D. Both A and C
D. Both A and C
A patient demonstrates limited hip flexion and posterior pelvic tilt during the
90/90 Test. Tightness in which muscle group is MOST likely contributing to these
findings?
A. Rectus femoris
B. Hamstrings
C. Gluteus maximus
D. Adductors
B. Hamstrings
During the FABER Test, the patient demonstrates limited hip abduction and
external rotation. Tightness in which muscle is MOST likely contributing to this
limitation?
A. Iliopsoas
B. Gluteus medius
C. Adductor longus
D. Sartorius
C. Adductor longus
A patient demonstrates limited dorsiflexion during the Weight-Bearing Lunge
Test with the knee bent. Which muscle is MOST likely tight?
A. Gastrocnemius
B. Soleus
C. Tibialis anterior
D. Peroneus brevis
B. Soleus
Which test is MOST appropriate to assess the length of the adductor muscles in a
supine position?
A. FABER Test
B. Ober's Test
C. Thomas Test
D. Ely's Test
A. FABER Test
During the Modified Thomas Test, the patient's hip abducts and externally rotates
as the leg is lowered. Tightness in which muscle is MOST likely causing this
, compensation?
A. Sartorius
B. Tensor fascia latae
C. Iliopsoas
D. Rectus femoris
A. Sartorius
A patient demonstrates limited hip internal rotation during the FAIR Test.
Tightness in which muscle is MOST likely causing this limitation?
A. Piriformis
B. Gluteus medius
C. Tensor fascia latae
D. Iliopsoas
A. Piriformis
Which test is MOST appropriate to assess the length of the gastrocnemius
muscle in a non-weight-bearing position?
A. Weight-Bearing Lunge Test
B. Non-Weight-Bearing Dorsiflexion Test
C. Ober's Test
D. FAIR Test
B. Non-Weight-Bearing Dorsiflexion Test
During the 90/90 Test, the patient is unable to extend the knee beyond 20 degrees
of flexion. This finding indicates tightness in which muscle group?
A. Quadriceps
B. Hamstrings
C. Gastrocnemius
D. Adductors
B. Hamstrings
A patient demonstrates limited hip extension during gait. Tightness in which
muscle is MOST likely contributing to this impairment?
A. Iliopsoas
B. Rectus femoris
C. Tensor fascia latae
D. Sartorius
A. Iliopsoas
During the Modified Ober's Test, the patient's hip flexes and internally rotates as
the leg is lowered. Which muscle is MOST likely compensating?
A. Gluteus medius
B. Tensor fascia latae
C. Sartorius
D. Rectus femoris
B. Tensor fascia latae