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This type of exercise training has been shown to improve work capacity though various different stations that work between UEs and LEs, distributing the load among muscles, and may prove beneficial for reducing the likelihood of fatigue.

Which of the following below correctly identifies the area of the brain where primary disturbances in the dopamine systems produce bradykinetic syndromes? 

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Which of the following mechanisms is an effective way to help inhibit spasticity in a patient diagnosed with MS? 

The Diaphragm muscle first becomes available to a SCI patient at the ___________level.

Similar to leaning forward during sitting, bridging while in bed has an ability to increase which of the following? 

Define neuroplasticity and explain its importance in rehabilitation?

The patient is a 21-year-old white man who was transferred to a rehabilitation hospital yesterday. He suffered a traumatic cervical spinal cord injury 8 days ago. He was given methylprednisolone in the emergency department. He had surgery to stabilize the fracture site, internal fixation and decompression using a right iliac bone graft. He was discharged to your facility yesterday and is currently wearing a Philadelphia collar. He is able to extend his elbows but cannot flex his fingers in either hand. He is a senior in college, majoring in computer science. He lives in an on-campus apartment, which is not wheelchair accessible. His parents live in the next state.   Motor Performance: Bilateral: biceps, 5/5; wrist extensors, 5/5; triceps, 4/5; no active contraction below C7   Sensory Integrity: Intact pinprick and light touch bilaterally C2–T4, absent below T4 Intact anal sensation   What is the patient’s neurological level of injury, motor level of injury, and sensory level of injury?

A PTA is working with a T1 SCI patient on progressions of wheelchair mechanics in the rehabilitation gym. The PTA notices that the patient begins to demonstrate profuse sweating in areas above the injury, constricted pupils, and restlessness. The patient also reports a dull headache and blurred vision. The PTA should recognize these as signs of what condition? 

A PTA is working in an outpatient facility with a patient who suffered a brain injury 3 months ago. The tasks being attempted is standing up from a chair, walking to the counter (across the clinic), retrieving a glass of water, and bringing the item back to the original location and sitting down – such as they do normally at home. However, the patient is struggling with keeping balance while holding the glass of water and walking back to the chair.    Which of the following activities could the PTA do with the patient to help improve this difficult portion of the task?