A 56-year-old patient was involved in a motor vehicle accident. They sustained a right tibia and right distal radius fracture and are non-weightbearing for 8 weeks to the right upper and lower extremities. Which of the following assistive devices would be most appropriate for this patient?
A physical therapist is working with a patient that has a l…
A physical therapist is working with a patient that has a lumbar scoliosis that is concave on the left side. Which of the following patient positions should the physical therapist use to correctly apply a stretch to this patient’s tight lumbar paraspinal muscles?
Which muscles have the action of flexing the metacarpophalan…
Which muscles have the action of flexing the metacarpophalangeal joint and extending the interphalangeal joints?
A 67-year-old male presents for concerns over mild erectile…
A 67-year-old male presents for concerns over mild erectile dysfunction, recent episodes of painful ejaculation and blood in his semen. He denies urinary urgency or frequency. What are the best steps the NP should take in his care?
A patient with early-stage cardiomyopathy is referred to phy…
A patient with early-stage cardiomyopathy is referred to physical therapy. Which of the following medications is most commonly prescribed to help slow the progression of cardiomyopathy by reducing cardiac workload?
Discriminative touch sensation from the lower extremity is s…
Discriminative touch sensation from the lower extremity is sent to which area of the brain?
Which of the following patient populations is most likely to…
Which of the following patient populations is most likely to have the lowest lactate threshold?
For an acquired forward head position, what muscle or muscle…
For an acquired forward head position, what muscle or muscle group will most likely become fatigued and a possible source of headaches in order to level the head to keep the eyes oriented forward?
During an initial evaluation, a patient indicates an inabili…
During an initial evaluation, a patient indicates an inability to meet up with friends for Bingo. What level of the ICF model is addressed by this information?
A physical therapist is examining a patient with a chief com…
A physical therapist is examining a patient with a chief complaint of intermittent pain/numbness and tingling along the lateral aspect of the lower leg into the dorsal aspect of the ankle. The physical therapist performs the straight leg raise (SLR) with a peripheral nerve emphasis test during the objective examination. Which of the following SLR positions would be most appropriate based on the location of the patient’s symptoms?