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You are working on trunk stability in supine and are attempting to facilitate bridging with your patient. Your patient has difficulty raising his hips off of the mat. Which of the following would be an appropriate location to facilitate this activity? 

Your patient has been unable to participate in the prescribed exercise program during the last week because of a set back with pneumonia. He demonstrates significantly decreased strength on re-examination. He was previously able to assist with the transfer. What principle of strengthening does this demonstrate?  

A patient is seen in physical therapy with a referral for an initial examination and intervention 2 days after a left CVA with right hemiparesis. The initial examination reveals flaccidity of the right upper extremity and decreased tone with minimal movement of the right lower extremity. Which of the following would be most appropriate initially for this patient? 

The ability to maintain normal alignment relationships between the various body segments and between the body and the environment is know as:

Your patient, who sustained a left CVA 6 weeks ago, has been working on the task of washing in therapy. The patient demonstrates the ability to complete the task consistently with few errors. The patient is occasionally distracted when someone speaks on the overhead pager. Which of the following BEST describes the patient’s stage of motor learning?

You are treating a patient who sustained a right CVA 5 months ago. You are working on dynamic sitting balance including reaching activities. When you ask your patient to reach forward with both UEs, the patient only reaches with her R UE. This patient would benefit from:

Your supervising PT has included gait training in your patient’s POC and you have chosen to use the Body Weight Support and Treadmill System so that you will be able to move the patient’s involved LE to facilitate his gait pattern. You are using a/an:

Your patient sustained an SCI 6 months ago and has been attending outpatient therapy for 4 months. During the therapy sessions, the patient works on activities such as going up/down ramps and curbs in his wheelchair outside, independent transfers in and out of the family car, and wheelchair mobility through doorways in the clinic. The treatment interventions have been focusing on:

When ambulating a patient in the parallel bars with his assistive device using Min A, the therapist should be positioned:

This approach bases its treatment on the belief that abnormal patterns of movement are due to a release of abnormal postural reflex activity and uses the NDT approach.