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A PTA employed in an acute care hospital works with a patient on bed mobility activities.  The PTA would like to incorporate a strengthening activity for the hip extensors that will improve the patient’s ability to independently reposition in bed, however, the patient does not have adequate strength to perform bridging.  The MOST appropriate exercise activity is:

A patient suffered a major MVA in which her knee was forced into the dashboard.  The patient is in the maximum-protection phase of rehabilitation following surgery to repair the ligamentous injury to her knee.  Which of the following exercises is most appropriate during this phase of rehab?

Myotomal weakness in L2-4 would be most evident in which of the following muscle/muscles?

Who may perform? Select all that apply. Discharging a patient from Physical Therapy

A patient is limited in passive ankle dorsiflexion when the knee is flexed, and is equally limited when the knee is extended.  The MOST logical explanation is:

Your patient suffered a patellar fracture.  Which of the following is least appropriate in late rehab?

What is the function of defensins?

Pre-surgical rehab is becoming more common prior to knee ligament surgery. Which of the following are considered an appropriate focus of a pre-surgical rehab program? Select all that apply.

A patient complains of pain, swelling, and catching of the knee after playing a pick-up game of basketball over the weekend. Which of the following is not a related special test? 

We will be using R programming and related software tools (RStudio, R Commander, Rattle) in this course. Did you ever use R, RStudion, R Commander, Rattle? Briefly explain your familiarity, liking, and experience writing programs using R and using other R tools listed above.   Note: There is nothing to be worried about and afraid of. There will be recorded demonstrations in this course.