The following effects are most likely to result from the use of therapeutic heat as a physical agent modality, with one exception:

The primary function of the respiratory system is __?

A PTA examines a patient’s gait with a transtibial prosthesis.  The therapist identifies early knee flexion in stance.  The most likely anatomical cause is:

A 33 y/o wrestling coach was injured during a practice session.  He comes to PT for an evaluation of his Right knee.  You measure his passive knee flexion at 110 degrees.  The measurement is?

There is a special type of electrical stimulation whose primary purpose is to alleviate pain for a patient.  There are minimal side effects and the patient can utilize this unit 24 hours a day.  What is the name for this type of electrical stimulation?

A physical therapist assistant treats a patient for a physical therapist on vacation.  While completing a resistive exercise it becomes obvious that the patient cannot lift the selected weight.  The most appropriate therapist action is to _______?

An established pattern of developmental activities by which a child acquires the control needed for functional movement is referred to as ___?

The patient is diagnosed with (R) torticollis.  What muscles may be tight?

The patient you are working with is a 28-year-old head injury victim of a brutal beating in a bar room brawl. The patient clinically demonstrates excessive tone in the limbs.  He demonstrates a heightened state of activity with a severely decreased ability to process information.  Where does this patient fall on the Rancho Los Amigos Cognitive Functioning Scale.

Which of the following are appropriate exercises to address vestibular dysfunction?