Which is NOT a component of R.I.C.E.?

For optimal increase in soft tissue length with stretching,:

This common method of assessing tone uses a 0 thru 4 scale, including an intermediate grade of 1+, but is limited to describing increased but not decreased muscle tone.

Briefly explain the gate control theory, how it applies to Physical Agents, and the PTA?

Which of the following best describes the timing of the adolescent growth spurt? 

Which tool is most appropriate for localizing the area and nature of a patient’s symptoms?

The term used to describe multiple rhythmic oscillations or beats in the resistance of a muscle responding to quick stretch is:

Based on what you’ve learned about development, describe aspects of your own development using terms and stages that you learned in this course from early childhood to your current stage of development.   Include specific details on each stage of development (3 points) including early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescent development on cognitive development (3 points), social-emotional development (3 points), and physical development (3 points).      

Mr. Gomez is being treated by you for sciatica and reports that he has pain in his right posterior hip which shoots down the back of his leg and wraps around to the front of the lower leg.  He has had this type of pain for two weeks.  What type of pain best describes Mr. Gomez pain?

Which of the following statements regarding muscle tone is NOT true?