You are treating a 79 year old patient who exhibits poor dynamic balance without any specific etiology.  The least appropriate initial balance intervention would be:

An appropriate instrument to use to determine and measure a patient’s current level of function is the __________.

This refers to sustained contraction and posturing of the upper limbs in flexion and the lower limbs in extension.

Which of the following examples BEST refelcts the concepts of selective stretching that may directly impact functional recovery for a patient who has sustained a C6 SCI?

Your patient with Parkinson’s disease is ambulating with a progressive increase in speed once he gains momentum, with a shortening in stride length.  His gait pattern is described as a _____ gait.

A person whose Glascow Coma score was 10 would be classified as having a:

The ability of the nervous system to adapt to trauma or disease where nerve cells have the ability to alter their structure or function in response to internal and external factors is called: 

You have arrived at the ICU to treat a patient that sustained a TBI. As you enter the room and begin to assess the equipment that is monitoring his vital signs, you notice that his blood pressure is 186/102 mmHg, his respirations are 22 rpm, and his heart rate is 138 bpm. He is perspiring but you are unclear whether or not he has a fever. Your next course of action should be to: 

As the head is turned to the right, the right horizontal semicircular canal (SCC) will have an increased firing rate while the left will have a decreased firing rate.  This is called the:

You have a patient with a neurological disorder such as Multiple Sclerosis.  His mood changes frequently and he either cries or laughs often for no apparent reason.  You suspect he is exhibiting what is referred to as __________.