What kind of individuals can Power Testing be done with?

A PTA positions a patient in prone to measure passive knee flexion. Which of the following rationales is the MOST likely cause of limited range of motion in this position? 

Use the information below for the following two questions. John was telling Erika that he really doesn’t consider himself biased. John says his family came to the United States from eastern Europe without a penny in their pockets and worked hard to become members of the middle class. He goes on to explain that he believes that “there are hard-working Hispanics, too, but most of them just haven’t been taught the meaning of hard work.” His people, he tells Erika, work hard and deserve what they get while people immigrating more recently do not.

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You have just completed reviewing a muscle test performed by the therapist with whom you are working. The patient was positioned with gravity eliminated, and he was able to complete 50% of the available shoulder abduction range. The muscle testing grade should have been:

Regina is a student PTA taking a Practicum course. Her Clinical Instructor has asked her to identify all appropriate patients on today’s schedule so that Regina can practice her MMT skills. Which patient is appropriate for Regina to practice MMT on?  

Your track athlete (sprinter) is running the 200-meter race. While coming off the corner and onto the final stretch of the race, the athlete kicks it into another gear. During the acceleration phase (of running gait) of her right leg, she feels a pop. Where do you suspect for her to complain of pain in her right leg?

Sound operates on both physical and psychological levels.

When used as alternatives to MMT, Body Weight Testing is considered “high demand” and should not be used for patients with specific weakness.

When taking a goniometric measurement of wrist flexion, the reference points for the alignment of the proximal (stationary) arm are: