Suppose that you are studying for a vocabulary test, and you want to accurately estimate which words you know well and which words you don’t know well (and thus which words you need to study more).  Your metacognition will be most accurate

Research in the dual-code theory shows that participants are better at remembering

A physical therapist is fitting a patient with foot drop for a carbon fiber AFO. The patient is an active adult who enjoys walking long distances. Which of the following is the MOST likely benefit of using a carbon fiber AFO in this case?

ReWalk and Ekso Indego Personal are FDA-approved exoskeletons for home use in the United States. These devices are approved for use with patients diagnosed with which of the following conditions?

A 45-year-old patient status post CVA with left hemiplegia is referred to physical therapy for evaluation for possible orthotic intervention. Examination findings revealed the following: Muscle group MMT Hip flexors 3+/5 Hip extensors 3/5 Knee flexors 3+/5 Knee extensors 3+/5 Ankle dorsiflexors 3/5 Ankle inverters & everters 1/5  Sensation and muscle tone are within normal limits. What would be the MOST appropriate orthosis to recommend for this patient?

You are providing education to a patient who was recently fitted for a lower extremity orthosis. Which of the following statements would be MOST appropriate to include in your education to the patient?

  A 42-year-old male with Guillain-Barré syndrome presents to outpatient physical therapy with a referral for gait and balance training. He reports frequent falls at home due to tripping over his feet and expresses fear of leaving his home. He is reluctant to rely on his rollator walker for mobility. During gait analysis, which of the following gait deviations is MOST prominently observed in the video?  

You are assessing ambulation of a 3-year-old child with a rare genetic mutation. When ambulating short distances without orthotic support or an assistive device, the child demonstrates increased ankle dorsiflexion and knee flexion in stance. Which orthotic support is MOST appropriate to support ambulation for this patient?

A 65-year-old patient presents to physical therapy for a wheelchair seating and mobility assessment. The patient’s posture is poor in the current manual wheelchair. The patient tends to slide forward in the seat, developing a posterior pelvic tilt when trying to propel the wheelchair. Based on the below supine assessment, what is the MOST likely cause of this patient sliding forward in the wheelchair when attempting to propel with their feet?   Right Left Hip flexion 82 82 Hip abduction 10 0 Hip internal rotation 40 40 Knee extension with hips flexed -10 from full extension -10 from full extension Ankle dorsiflexion with knee flexed 0 0

A physical therapist is treating a 7-year-old child who has spastic diplegia cerebral palsy. The patient has a flexible foot. They exhibit hindfoot valgus, subtalar eversion and forefoot adduction while walking. The patient has no difficulty with foot clearance during swing and does not crouch while standing or during gait. Which of the following orthoses is MOST appropriate for this patient?