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Which of the following is NOT a phrase Dr. Wyckoff used in his presentation?

BONUS: What is the most common gender for SCI (.5 pt)? What is the average age for an SCI (.5 pt)? 

Which of the following is NOT a technology/company that Dr. Wyckoff was involved in?

A 70 year-old client Kay is being seen in an outpatient therapy center where you work. She has dysarthria resulting from a stroke. You are seeing her for strengthening and coordination concerns related to occupational performance, but you find it very difficult to understand her during your sessions. You can tell from her facial expressions that something seems to be bothering her. Select the BEST strategy that would helpful in this situation:

An individual with a C6 spinal cord injury has been referred to OT 2 days post-injury. Immobilized with a halo brace, the individual demonstrates 3+/5 wrist extension and 2/5 finger flexion. Which of the following interventions should be implemented FIRST?

A technique used to practice swallowing where you instruct the client to push his or her tongue into the roof of mouth while keeping the larynx up in order to open the upper esophageal sphincter (UES) is called:

Immediately following a SCI your client lost all spinal reflexes below the lesion and had flaccid paralysis. Your client also lost autonomic function. This is known as

Which of the following statements is a part of the Dynamic System Theory?

Your patient has a SCI at C5. He is attending an OT session and the OT notices that the patient is sweating profusely, and complains of a pounding headache. Your most appropriate action(s)   would be to:

The problem described in the above question (#17) is caused by which of the following?