You have agreed to coach youth basketball. During your first session, each player learns to dribble while standing in place. Once the players are successful, you progress the motor task by having them walk and dribble simultaneously. According to the taxonomy of motor tasks, which dimension best describes the method you are using to increase task complexity?

Aaron sustained a left anterior shoulder dislocation 8 days ago. He demonstrates muscle guarding through the left upper quarter. Ballistic stretching would be an appropriate intervention to improve left shoulder range of motion at this time. 

Which type of mechanoreceptor is sensitive to light changes of tension and, when activated, signals to the alpha motoneuron to inhibit and decrease tension in the muscle-tendon unit?

A post-ACL reconstruction rehabilitation protocol includes “quadricep sets” during the acute phase of tissue healing. This exercise is an example of which type of muscle contraction?

The positive effects of soft tissue mobilization are most likely attributed to __________.

Practicing a motor task repeatedly without variation is defined as what type of practice?

According to ACSM guidelines, for healthy but untrained individuals, maximal improvements in strength are observed with mean training intensities of _____% or greater, although improvements in strength have been observed at levels as low as _____%.  

Balance is greatest when the body’s is maintained over it’s .

Your plan for today’s therapy session is to focus on the person pulling out a chair and sitting at a kitchen table. They can perform this task with occasional feedback, using both their right and left arm to see which is most successful. What stage of motor learning is this person at in regards to sitting at a kitchen table?

List four strategies commonly used to prevent the likelihood of a DVT following a total knee arthroplasty. Consider ALL interventions, including those that may lie outside the traditional physical therapy plan (medical, pharmacology, nursing, etc).