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A PTA working with a patient who has lower extremity pain notices that the patient has weakness of the hamstrings.  The PT explains that the patient sustained a nerve injury which resulted in the hamstring weakness.  Which nerve was most likely injured?

A physical therapist assistant is treating a patient with a history of chronic plantar fasciitis.  Which of the following is LEAST likely to be part of the treatment plan for a patient with this condition?

A PTA is working to provide gait training to a patient with a leg length discrepancy.  In documenting the gait observed, the PTA recognizes that the most accurate term to describe the first part of stance in all ambulatory people is:

In what position would the rectus femoris be passively insufficient?

Review the following list of reflexes and the levels they test.  Which of the following are NOT accurate?  Choose all that apply.

A 22 year-old female dancer is observed to over-pronate during gait.  Pronation of the foot is a combination of which of the following motions?

A physical therapist assistant is reviewing the initial evaluation for a patient with a history of chronic knee pain.  She notes the patient had a “positive Lachman’s test.”  What injury or condition is MOST likely?

A patient being treated for 2nd degree medial collateral ligament strain is found to have achieved normal knee ROM five weeks after the initial injury.  During gait training, the PTA should see maximum knee flexion occur during this phase:

A PTA is working with a patient who has been diagnosed with a lower motor neuron disorder affecting all four extremities.  Which of the following is NOT consistent with the signs/symptoms expected for this condition?  Consider your answer relative to the stretch reflex.

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