The positive effects of soft tissue mobilization are most likely attributed to __________.

A post-ACL reconstruction rehabilitation protocol includes “quadricep sets” during the acute phase of tissue healing. This exercise is an example of which type of muscle contraction?

Balance is greatest when the body’s is maintained over it’s .

According to ACSM guidelines, for healthy but untrained individuals, maximal improvements in strength are observed with mean training intensities of _____% or greater, although improvements in strength have been observed at levels as low as _____%.  

Practicing a motor task repeatedly without variation is defined as what type of practice?

Your plan for today’s therapy session is to focus on the person pulling out a chair and sitting at a kitchen table. They can perform this task with occasional feedback, using both their right and left arm to see which is most successful. What stage of motor learning is this person at in regards to sitting at a kitchen table?

List four strategies commonly used to prevent the likelihood of a DVT following a total knee arthroplasty. Consider ALL interventions, including those that may lie outside the traditional physical therapy plan (medical, pharmacology, nursing, etc).

While balance training with Gladys, you focus on improving her ability to use an ankle motor strategy to maintain balance. In standing, you perform gentle perturbations (pushes) on her anterior shoulders, pushing Gladys backward. Which muscle groups would be primarily activated in this maneuver to maintain balance? 

The soleus has a higher percentage of which type of muscle fiber, allowing low-level tension to be generated for an extended period of time.

Categorize the following factors that influence adherence to an exercise program by dragging-and-dropping into the three categories below: