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A patient appears to be somewhat anxious after learning her treatment will include soft tissue massage. The MOST appropriate massage stroke to begin treatment is:

A physician orders x-rays for a 36-year-old male with shoulder pain. Which medical condition could be confirmed using this type of diagnostic imaging?

A physical therapist assistant administers ultrasound over a patient’s anterior thigh. After one minute of treatment, the patient reports feeling a slight burning sensation under the soundhead. The MOST appropriate action is to:

A physical therapist assistant recognizes that a child has significant difficulty flexing the neck while in a supine position. Failure to integrate which reflex could explain the child’s difficulty?

A physical therapist assistant instructs a patient to perform a stretch as shown in the image. This type of stretch would MOST likely be used to stretch the:

A physical therapist assistant discusses pain management for a patient following total hip arthroplasty with the patient’s nurse. Which objective finding would make the use of patient controlled analgesia MOST unrealistic?

A physical therapist assistant uses a manual wheelchair during a training session with a patient with C5 quadriplegia. Which wheelchair would be the MOST appropriate based on the patient’s level of injury?

A physical therapist assistant instructs a patient in a traditional bench press exercise using free weights. Which modification would be the MOST beneficial to limit the amount of stress placed on the anterior capsule of the shoulder?

A physical therapist assistant treats a one-month-old infant. During the treatment session the physical therapist assistant strokes the cheek of the infant causing the infant to turn its mouth towards the stimulus. This action is utilized to assess the:

A 61-year-old male referred to physical therapy complains of an excessive cough, sputum production, and shortness of breath. The patient indicates that he has been bothered by some combination of these symptoms for over 10 years. The patient’s present condition is MOST indicative of: