Your Patient Reports a Sudden Onset of Severe Pain Yesterday

question 14

Multiple Choice

Your patient reports a sudden onset of severe pain yesterday in the (L) posterior thigh while sprinting.Today he is unable to fully extend his (L) knee while walking because of pain.Which of the following interventions is most appropriate to use when initiating therapy today?

• A)Passive knee flexion/extension within the pain-free range with the hip flexed to 90°
• B)Passive knee flexion/extension within the pain-free range with the hip positioned in 0° extension
• C)Active knee flexion but no passive or active extension
• D)Submaximal resisted knee flexion in the prone-lying position

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