The clinician places a series of various objects of differing weights in a patient’s hand. The patient is asked if (s)he can identify which object is heaviest and lightest. This sensory test would be referred to as:

Reiss (1967) found that in all the police–citizen encounters observed, _____________ involved any type of physical force

Which one of the following is NOT a contributing factor in the development of malnutrition in the elderly?

A PTA is performing gait training on a patient following a transfemoral amputation prior to fitting with a prosthesis. Which one of the following assistive devices would be MOST appropriate for this patient to encourage a step-through gait pattern?

PWD are 20% more likely to experience anxiety than the general population. 

A PTA is following the POC and instructing the patient in prone press-ups.  At the end range of extension the patient complains of pain in the low back and more peripheral pain.  Which one of the following responses is the MOST appropriate for the PTA:

The PTA is assessing a patient’s posture.  The patient displays an increased lower lumbar lordosis, head forward, and increased thoracic kyphosis.  This posture would be described as:

The PTA is reviewing the initial evaluation of a patient.  The PT documents a positive Vertebral Artery Test.  What is the position of the cervical spine for this test?

In a Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy surgery, the __________ nerve rootlets are severed to improve the child’s functional ability.

Once a person with type 2 diabetes begins taking oral diabetes medications, they can then reduce the amount of physical activity and resume eating an unrestricted diet.