A physical therapist is evaluating grip and pinch strength d…

A physical therapist is evaluating grip and pinch strength during an evaluation with a patient with wrist pain.  The therapist instructs the patient to perform the grip/pinch assessment shown in the image below.  Which of the following measurements it the therapist most likely assessing?    

A physical therapist is evaluating a 50 y/o patient that com…

A physical therapist is evaluating a 50 y/o patient that complains of numbness and weakness of the right hand.  The image below shows the region of the paresthesia (the green and yellow shaded regions).  On exam, the therapist notes a positive (+) Flick Maneuver and weakness of finger flexion in the 2nd and 3rd digits.  Based on the given information, which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?    

FIGURE 8-2 Swimmers at a water park have a choice of two fri…

FIGURE 8-2 Swimmers at a water park have a choice of two frictionless water slides (see Figure 8-2). Although both slides drop over the same height, h, slide 1 is straight while slide 2 is curved, dropping quickly at first and then leveling out. How does the speed v1 of a swimmer reaching the end of slide 1 compares with v2, the speed of a swimmer reaching the end of slide 2?