An active insufficiency is usually associated with the muscle being stretched out so far that it can’t contract wtih much tension, due to too much actin and myosin overlap.
With the patient in the step down position off of a step sto…
With the patient in the step down position off of a step stool, what mm. are they primarily using as they step down, on the stance or supporting leg?
Your patient needs a cold pack badly, acutely injuring her b…
Your patient needs a cold pack badly, acutely injuring her biceps tendon with her stressful “windmill action”, fast pitch softball gaming. What will the body demonstrate, indicating the presence of the “pain-spasm cycle”?
Your PT requests that you re-measure the MMT for knee flexio…
Your PT requests that you re-measure the MMT for knee flexion, What do you want to avoid with each procedure, so that you do not harm the pt. and also to get your most accurate, standard measurement?
Please identify this muscle and its attachments: Vastus Medi…
Please identify this muscle and its attachments: Vastus Medialis
The landmarks for measuring knee flexion or extension are___…
The landmarks for measuring knee flexion or extension are_____________?
What is the most important piece of information you learned…
What is the most important piece of information you learned in this class and how will you use it in your life?
From your perspective as a PTA student, the importance of st…
From your perspective as a PTA student, the importance of stating your role is important, as the pt. has the right to refuse you since you are a student. (this is Lilly, one of our outstanding PTA grads and CI!)
Did you learn more from the instrcutor recorded lecture vide…
Did you learn more from the instrcutor recorded lecture videos or the supplementary videos?
What lever is used by the body to keep the spine balanced, b…
What lever is used by the body to keep the spine balanced, being a 1.0 mechanical advantage or balanced type?