Describe different ways an ultrasound treatment can be modified if the patient complains of discomfort from the ultrasound itself.  Indicate AT LEAST 4.

Describe different ways a neuromuscular electrical stimulation treatment can be modified if the patient complains of discomfort from the e-stim itself.  Indicate AT LEAST 6.

Improving ROM that is decreased because of pain is a treatment goal of massage.  List the soft tissue mobilization techniques that target improving ROM that is decreased due to increased pain. GRADING : 1 point for each appropriate technique (include your rationale to give me more of a reason to accept your proposals)

List the thermal modalities that provide heat in order from coolest to hottest. GRADING : 10% points for each thermal modality listed, 67% points for listing in correct order.

Indicate the MOST appropriate modality treatment to apply to the following patient presentation. Be specific, and include appropriate settings : Patient is 45-year-old female with complaints of headache. Patient demonstrates decreased ROM in cervical rotation and lateral flexion in both directions due to muscle tightness.

Identify 3 (of the 5) distinct mechanisms of chronic pain, and give a unique, specific condition that exemplifies each. Grading : 33% points are available for each correct mechanism-condition pairing; 16.5% for indicating a correct mechanism without an appropriate condition (for a maximum of 100%). If you list all 5 with an appropriate condition correctly attached to each, you can earn 167% of the possible points available for this question.

Your patient is suffering from referred pain, and is wondering why you are not treating the part of their body that hurts. Write a thorough description of what referred pain is, as if you were educating this patient.(Remember, this test is meant to examine your knowledge of the subject matter for this test – your goal should be to prove what you have learned from the class so far. It’s OK to include other knowledge/experience, but if you don’t include specifics from subject matter from class/readings, you will not do well on the test over that material. So, teach your patient about referred pain – go into as much detail as you feel necessary.)Grading : Earn up to 50% of the points on offer for this question for demonstrating an understanding of how referred pain is thought to work. Earn another 50% for your translated-for-patient-consumption description.

What part of the peripheral nervous system is the best to activate if the goal is to decrease a patient’s sensation of pain?

Your patient reports a profoundly positive experience with electrical stimulation in the past, and specifically requests that it be part of the current treatment. The physical therapist of record, however, has not included it in the patient’s plan of care, nor does it seem to be indicated for the patient’s current condition. What is the most appropriate response to this patient? Write the actual words you would say to this patient.

Which of the following labs would an expecting mom expect to be drawn at her first prenatal visit?