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What is an effective treatment occupational therapists can use with individuals diagnosed with fibromyalgia?

You’re working with a client on a puzzle to improve their ability to interpret spatial information. What hemisphere are you likely targeting?

You patient’s chart reports they have experienced an injury labeled as traumatic axonopathy to their radial nerve after a work injury.  Knowing what you know about this injury, what could you tell the patient?

An individual with a cervical plexus injury is at risk of injuring their Phrenic Nerve.  Why is this important?

You are successfully completing  downhill skiing and feel the cold air around your face. What would be the sensation(s) that you are experiencing while skiing? 

True or False: A mechanism of deep pain is to encourage rest.

Your client recently burned his foot yesterday morning on a grill and now experiences increased pain sensations around the region of his burn.  What is the BEST explanation for this?

You are successfully completing  downhill skiing and feel the cold air around your face. What would be the sensation(s) that you are experiencing while skiing? 

Which of these describes “pain evoked by a stimulus that does not typically cause pain” such as a client feeling pain when you put lotion on their hand?

The compression of the median nerve that causes carpal tunnel syndrome is what type of neuropathy?