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A physical therapist compiles a table which identifies joint position at the hip, knee,
ankle, and metatarsophalangeal joints for each subunit of the stance phase of gait.
Which of the following is NOT accurate in describing normal joint position at the end of
terminal stance?
1.15 degrees of hip hyperextension
2.0 degrees of knee extension
3.0 degrees of ankle dorsiflexion
4.10 degrees of metatarsophalangeal hyperextension - Answer-4.10 degrees of
metatarsophalangeal hyperextension
A physical therapist makes footwear recommendations for a patient with foot pathology.
The recommendations include a high and wide toe box, small to no heel, medial arch
support, and a contoured posterior counter. This type of shoe prescription would be the
MOST beneficial for a patient diagnosed with:
1.sesamoiditis
2.hallux valgus
3.pes cavus
4.metatarsalgia - Answer-2.hallux valgus
A physical therapist treats a patient who sustained a right lateral ankle sprain less than
six hours ago. The therapist contemplates the use of cold water immersion as a
cryotherapeutic agent. What would be the PRIMARY limitation of this type of
intervention?
1.decreased cell metabolism
2.excessive vasoconstriction of blood vessels
3.the involved extremity cannot be elevated
4.decreased nerve conduction velocity - Answer-3.the involved extremity cannot be
elevated
A patient who has been on bed rest for three weeks has developed a plantar flexion
contracture. Which phase of the gait cycle would be MOST problematic for the patient
based on the described impairment?
1.heel strike to foot flat
2.foot flat to midstance
3.midstance to heel off
4.heel off to toe off - Answer-3.midstance to heel off
, A physical therapist positions a patient in prone to measure passive knee flexion. Range
of motion may be limited in this position due to:
1.active insufficiency of the knee extensors
2.active insufficiency of the knee flexors
3.passive insufficiency of the knee extensors
4.passive insufficiency of the knee flexors - Answer-3.passive insufficiency of the knee
extensors
A physical therapist reads in the medical record that the foot progression angle of a
four-year-old child was recorded as -10 degrees (minus 10 degrees). Which range of
motion measurement at the hip would MOST likely be associated with the obtained foot
progression angle?
1.75 degrees of hip medial rotation and 25 degrees of hip lateral rotation
2.35 degrees of hip medial rotation and 70 degrees of hip lateral rotation
3.30 degrees of hip medial rotation and 20 degrees of hip lateral rotation
4.45 degrees of hip medial rotation and 45 degrees of hip lateral rotation - Answer-1.75
degrees of hip medial rotation and 25 degrees of hip lateral rotation
A patient two days status post arthrotomy of the knee completes a quadriceps setting
exercise while lying supine on a mat table. During the exercise the patient begins to
experience severe pain. The MOST appropriate physical therapist action is:
1.have the patient perform the exercise in sidelying
2.have the patient flex the knee prior to initiating the exercise
3.place a pillow under the ankle
4.discontinue the exercise - Answer-4.discontinue the exercise
A physical therapist observes that a patient with a history of recurrent lateral ankle
sprains exhibits excessive supination during gait. Which condition would be MOST
commonly associated with this type of observation?
1.tarsal tunnel syndrome
2.peroneal tenosynovitis
3.plantar fasciitis
4.posterior tibial tenosynovitis - Answer-2.peroneal tenosynovitis
A physical therapist works with a patient that sustained a torn anterior cruciate ligament
(ACL) and a medial meniscus tear. Which scenario would result in the GREATEST
likelihood of a successful surgical meniscus repair?
1.a tear involving the inner third of the meniscus with reconstruction of the ACL
2.a tear involving the inner third of the meniscus with conservative management of the
ACL
3.a tear involving the outer third of the meniscus with reconstruction of the ACL
4.a tear involving the outer third of the meniscus with conservative management of the
ACL - Answer-3.a tear involving the outer third of the meniscus with reconstruction of
the ACL