Individuals with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis are at risk to develop which of the following shoulder pathologies as weakness progresses?

As a Physical Therapist Assistant, one of the roles that you will assume will be that of patient/family/caregiver educator.  When treating a patient with mTBI, which of the following would NOT be a topic of education that you, as a PTA, would discuss with your patient/family?

Considering the particular needs and precautions for the interventions of patients with MS, which of the following would NOT be considered appropriate to perform with your patient? 

Cognition issues may include impairments in alertness, attention, orientation, memory, or executive functions. Repeating words or thoughts, or doing something over and over again that is not related to the current situation is know as __________. 

Which of the following conditions can result in a pseudoexacerbation in patients with multiple sclerosis?

You are treating a 79 year old patient who exhibits poor dynamic balance without any specific etiology.  The least appropriate initial balance intervention would be:

Which of the following examples BEST refelcts the concepts of selective stretching that may directly impact functional recovery for a patient who has sustained a C6 SCI?

This refers to sustained contraction and posturing of the upper limbs in flexion and the lower limbs in extension.

An appropriate instrument to use to determine and measure a patient’s current level of function is the __________.

A person whose Glascow Coma score was 10 would be classified as having a: