A PT and a PTA work as a team in an orthopedic private practice. Which activity wold be inappropriate for the PTA?

Your patient is a lawyer and is court most days of the week. Her office is located a few blocks from the courthouse and she walks from both places to get her steps in and clear her head. She wears high heeled shoes and has “tweaked” her ankle several times. Two weeks ago she states she “tweaked” it when she was late for a session and tried to run in her shoes. She did PRICE and has tried to take it easy, however, it did not get better and she had a MRI performed. It showed that she had a Grade II ankle sprain. Choose all of the correct descriptions below.

Match the accessory joint motion to its definition.

Daja Johnson, SPTA, has been treating a patient for one month. The patient has made steady gains and is ready to progress. In preparation, Daja has progressed her exercise plan and has set up the gym space with equipment that will be needed for that treatment. Upon entry, the patient reports she overdid it cleaning her house the day before and is having some increase in pain. Daja, who is less than thrilled to hear this because she spent so much time preparing the progression, brushes the patients concerns aside and is insensitive to the patients needs of a modified treatment for that day. Daja tells the patient, “No pain, no gain.” Daja’s behavior demonstrates:

A physical therapist assistant legally cannot perform which of the following duties?

Match the pathology with the patient complaint of pain or symptom presented.

Which of the following would not be considered a “red flag” symptom?

Two important factors to keep in mind about inflammation is that inflammation is a(n)

You are treating a patient who recently had surgery for a hip labral repair. They have a history of cardiovascular disease and you are monitoring their oxygen levels using the pulse oximeter. At what percentage, that does not improve with rest and proper breathing techniques, would you discharge activity?

What are the grades of pitting edema? Explain the grading for each.