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Your patient presents with a diagnosis of right Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.Compression in the tunnel could be caused by all of the following except:

In the frozen stage of idiopathic frozen shoulder the clinical presentation would be:

Your patient is completing shoulder complex abduction and at the end of range (approx. 170-    180 deg.) the patient reports pain more at the “top” of the shoulder.   What would you suspect      as a possible cause of this pain?

Extra Credit .5 point   Based on the picture below, what can be inferred?”     

Your patient was chopping onions and suffered a deep cut of his index       finger rupturing the terminal tendon. What deformity is most likely present?

Your patient presents with painful shoulder syndrome on the right. You perform the empty can test, and there is weakness but no pain indicating a possible neuropathy. What nerve could be implicated?

This special test of the shoulder would be considered a tendon pathology test:

This hand deformity results in shortening of the palmer fascia and muscles

Your patient had a recent fall on out-stretched hand (FOOSH, right) and complains of pain mid clavicle and pain under the clavicle after approximately 120˚ of shoulder elevation. You would suspect a possible:

Your patient presents with painful right shoulder syndrome and you complete Neers Test; If there was a (+) test, you must qualify by