A therapist is attempting to place a child with cerebral palsy into a wheelchair. When the therapist attempts to position the child’s feet onto the footrest by dorsiflexing the child’s ankles, the ankle plantar flexors begin to shorten in multiple rhythmic beats. What is the specific name for this type of occurrence with respect to tone? Pt presents with:

This pain assessment consists of categorized word lists and gives the patient the ability to describe their pain in terms of sensory, affective, and evaluative aspects:

(CLO 11) Which of the following physical therapy services may a physical therapy aide provide under the on-site supervision of a physical therapist?

(CLO 10) The POC on a patient s/p TKR calls for continuous passive motion (CPM). During application, you notice increased swelling, warmth, redness, and the patient complains of tenderness in the calf. What should you do next?

When using EMG biofeedback for neuromuscular coordination, emphasis on this specific training should be:

(CLO 11) It is within the role of the PTA to respond to acute changes in the physiologic state of a patient during a treatment. 

Pulsed Shortwave Diathermy (PSWD) increases microvascular perfusion:

The higher the sensitivity that the EMG biofeedback device is set at means:

A patient diagnosed with lateral epicondylitis is referred to physical therapy.  The PTA treats the patient using iontophoresis over the lateral epicondyle.  Which type of current would the PTA use to administer the treatment?

(CLO 3) According to the biophysical principles of lumbar traction, which of the following explains why a supine, flexed position increases the efficacy of traction for a patient with spinal stenosis?