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Answer the following questions about each of the Energy Systems:  Oxidative Phosphorylation: Is it anaerobic or aerobic?

MATCHING: Answer the following questions about each of the Energy Systems:  ATP-Phosphocreatine, Anaerobic Glycolysis, Oxidative Phosphorylation: Type of exercise associated with this system?

You are a PT in an acute care hospital setting. Your patient, a 22-year-old man with a T7 level SCI, shows you a reddened area under his left ischial tuberosity. This area is non-blanchable but is not dark red or purple. What is the MOST likely pressure injury stage for this area?

Describe 3 components of reference/neutral sitting posture in either the sagittal, frontal or transverse planes, BE SPECIFIC. 

Which of the following is an internal factor affecting sitting posture?

What information are you able to observe when assessing the sagittal plane during a wheelchair evaluation?

You are working with a patient in the inpatient rehab setting who is at high risk for a pressure ulcer. They demonstrate LE grossly 3-/5 to 3+/5 and have UE strength grossly 3/5 to 4/5. What is the MOST appropriate way or recommendation to prevent shearing?

Which of the following would be MOST appropriate for someone with fair sitting balance?

You are working with a patient that demonstrates a left lateral lean when sitting in the chair, which has resulted in muscular shortening. When positioning him on the mat, you provide lateral supports and can achieve a neutral alignment. This would be described as a ____ deformity.

Which description places the pelvis in neutral?