You are initiating a comprehensive core stabilization progra…

You are initiating a comprehensive core stabilization program for an athlete with chronic low back pain attributed to muscle imbalances and overall kinetic chain dysfunction. A comprehensive evaluation has been conducted on this athlete. Which of the following best describes the suggested guidelines for this core stabilization program? 

Rodrigo is introducing a procedure to reduce attention maint…

Rodrigo is introducing a procedure to reduce attention maintained aggression with one of his clients. He is adding a differential reinforcement of alternative behavior (DRA) to help mitigate potential relapse of the target behavior. Which of the following could Rodrigo add to the DRA to further mitigate relapse?  

You are applying the Sports Concussion Assessment Tool, 5th…

You are applying the Sports Concussion Assessment Tool, 5th edition (SCAT5) graduated return to school strategy for a high school football player who sustained a concussion 5 days earlier. Yesterday this athlete was able to complete class readings and other homework at home without a return of any symptoms, so today he is returning to school for a half-day of classes. What criteria must be met before this athlete can go back to physical activity and sports? 

Traction is used to provide a longitudinal force that stretc…

Traction is used to provide a longitudinal force that stretches tissues or relieves pressure on various structures. Traction forces can be provided in a sustained or intermittent manner depending on the desired outcomes. For which of the following pathologies is sustained traction generally indicated?

Keilani is conducting an assessment with a new client. The c…

Keilani is conducting an assessment with a new client. The client’s family has just moved from country that is relatively remote and rural. When conducting a skills assessment, she notices that the client seems to have difficulty with stimuli relating to professions more common in urban areas as well as objects and stimuli that are not utilized in their day-to-day life. This suggests that the client is far less skilled verbally than other areas of the assessment indicate. Which of the following can Keilani do to better integrate culturally relevant variables into the assessment process?  

Your patient presents with complaints of cervical spine pain…

Your patient presents with complaints of cervical spine pain with limited motion. While conducting an examination you note right side cervical hypomobility, attributed to muscle spasms and contractions, causing a right side lateral flexion posture. How should you apply these examination findings to the patient’s cervical traction treatment?