Following LE surgery and immobilization 3 months ago, your patient Mr. Palomo presents with multiple areas of muscular tightness.  You and your supervising PT agree that the most effective form of stretching to achieve an increase in ROM at this time is PNF.  Describe in detail (step by step) how the HOLD-RELAX TO IMPROVE ANKLE DORSIFLEXION PNF technique would be performed (include EACH step in the process; specify the NAME of the muscle(s) which is/are contracting, the name of the muscle(s) being stretched, how long, rest time, etc).    

Physical education programs are crucial for preventing childhood obesity, yet many schools fail to meet national physical activity guidelines.

Which of the following describes a “mediation deficiency” in children’s use of memory strategies?

Erikson’s industry versus inferiority stage suggests that children in middle childhood focus on:

Children typically gain 5-7 pounds and grow about 2-3 inches per year during middle and late childhood.

Kohlberg’s stages of moral development suggest that children in middle childhood tend to make moral decisions based on external rewards and punishments.

In Erikson’s initiative vs. guilt stage, children develop initiative when they:

Self-control refers to the ability to manage one’s behavior and emotions in response to external demands.

Why can defining species sometimes be difficult?

A population of birds gets separated by a newly formed river. Over thousands of years, the two groups evolve independently and develop differences in their songs and mating behaviors. When they come into contact again, they no longer recognize each other as mates and do not interbreed. What has occurred?