2. A 35-year-old female master swimmer comes to you complaining of shoulder pain. She states that she has been swimming approximately 2000 m per day in two training sessions; she recently increased her swimming from 1500 m per day to get ready for a competition in 3 weeks. Describe your assessment plan for this patient (subacromial bursitis versus biceps tendinitis).
2. A 20-year-old male tennis player comes to you complaining that when he serves the ball, his arm “goes dead.” He has had this problem for 3 weeks but never before. He has increased his training during the past month. Describe your assessment plan for this patient (thoracic outlet syndrome versus brachial plexus lesion).