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Which of the circuits shown (1), (2), (3), or (4) below are examples of a parallel circuit?

Describe the difference between the strong force and the electromagnetic force.

What evidence for the atom, first observed by chemist John Dalton, was found due to pollen grains moving in a water solution.

True/False Defend: There is no difference between an angular fall and a collapsing fall.

True/False Defend: You are instructing a client in gait with a cane to offset/reduce  the load on the client’s right ankle. The cane should be placed in the client’s right hand. 

Match the term to the correct definition. (**Use definitions only once )

List the four reasons a patient might need an assistive device.

The patient is negotiating stairs with bilateral canes. Which method should be utilized for the activity?

True/False Defend: Your client must be NWB  on the right lower extremity. The least restrictive device for this weight bearing status would be bilateral canes. 

Mr. Blake, age 56, was playing basketball with his son when he suffered a stroke and was hospitalized for 1 week in the ICU. He has regained minimal use of his right hand and he has regained partial use of the right leg. He is now receiving intensive physical, occupational, and speech therapy in the rehabilitation center. He has been working in the parallel bars on his gait progression. Using the scenario above, which of the following activities are best for Mr. Blake’s initial treatment in the parallel bars?