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Your therapeutic goal is to improve proprioception and kinesthesia in a lower extremity weight bearing position. Which type of exercise training for the lower extremity is most appropriate?

After 3 weeks of training, you decide the patient has greatly increased strength and would like to recalculate the intensity of his resistance training. Besides 1-RM calculation, name one other method you can use to continue to progress the patient’s resistance exercise intensity.

When performing passive range of motion with gentle stretching at end range, it is important only to perform techniques within the anatomic cardinal planes of motion.

What type of connective tissue fibers are responsible for tissue stiffness and resist tensile deformation?

    You notice your clinical instructor placing their hand on the front of the patient’s pelvis while manually stretching  hip internal rotation. Which component of stretching are they most likely addressing with their hand placement?    

Match the theory below with the appropriate description.

Given his lack of significant cardiovascular risks, it is safe for this patient to start cardiovascular training at an RPE of 7-9/10 for 20 minutes per day, 4 days per week.

The positive effects of soft tissue mobilization are most likely attributed to __________.

The transtheoretical model states that behavior change involves progress through five stages of change. Arrange these stages in order from the first stage to last.

There is strong evidence that supports the use of pre-operative educational programs to improve long-term functional outcomes.