Directions: Try and answer as many of the following questions without looking up the answers. ( need to attach pictures to the rehab workouts)

Knee final assessment and review

Directions: Try and answer as many of the following questions without looking up the answers. ( need to attach pictures to the rehab workouts)

Your patient comes to you with medial knee pain. They say it does not always hurt but when they do squats it hurts the most. When they run, it does not always hurt right away, however after 2 miles they feel significant pain that seems to last a few days. They do not feel pain when riding a bike or swimming.

What do you think could possibly be the problem and why?

What tests would you perform and why?

If your diagnosis is correct (we will assume it is), what treatment would you provide: (think of exercises, simple to complex and provide pictures with reps, sets, weight if applicable)

*Initially (first days of treatment)

*One week later

*Three weeks later

2) Your patient comes to you with Lateral knee pain. They say lunges hurt, and it feels like the side of their knee is not stable. The patient plays basketball and is a guard. They practice 5X a week for 2 hours.

What do you think could possibly be the problem and why?

What tests would you perform and why?

If your diagnosis is correct (we will assume it is), what treatment would you provide: (think of exercises, simple to complex and provide pictures with reps, sets, weight if applicable)

*Initially (first days of treatment)

*One week later

*Three weeks later

3) A new patient comes to you with patella pain. They say the pain is about two inches above the patella and flexing the knee is extremely painful. They play football and are having a hard time running. You notice they have tight hip flexors when you do  initial evaluation.

What do you think could possibly be the problem and why?

What tests would you perform and why?

If your diagnosis is correct (we will assume it is), what treatment would you provide: (think of exercises, simple to complex and provide pictures with reps, sets, weight if applicable)

*Initially (first days of treatment)

*One week later

*Three weeks later

4. A 17 year old female comes to you complaining of medial knee pain. When she walks her knees demonstrate valgus rotation and it seems she inverts her feet. You watch her walk and notice her knees almost touch when walking and running. The pain is consistent when she walks, bikes, swims, and even sleeps.

when you do  initial evaluation.

What do you think could possibly be the problem and why?

What tests would you perform and why?

If your diagnosis is correct (we will assume it is), what treatment would you provide: (think of exercises, simple to complex and provide pictures with reps, sets, weight if applicable)

*Initially (first days of treatment)

*One week later

*Three weeks later

5) A 16 year old soccer player is out on the field in awful pain. You look at the replay from the injury and notice he was hit hard distal to his knee, and his tibia was forced forward. What injury does this athlete most likely have?

6) A 18 year old volleyball player has a patella that seems to “float” all over the place. Clearly, it is not stable. What is the  medical name for this?

7) If a meniscus has a small tear, can this be treated without surgery? Explain