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A patient with weak wrist extensors from an extended period of time in a cast is being treated for muscle strengthening. This is the patient’s first time using electrical stimulation. Which of the following electrical stimulation settings would be most appropriate for this patient?

Which of the following would be most appropriate for the PTA utilize to help prevent increased edema formation in the patient’s hand during an upper extremity whirlpool treatment?

Which of the following would not be a contraindication for an interferential current treatment?

An administrative law judge does not have the power to rule on questions of evidence or to make determinations of fact.

The benefits of the agitation used in whirlpool can include all of the following except:

A corporate officer is liable to the corporation or its shareholders for a bad business decision.

Which of the following is the safest and MOST effective temperature setting for fluidotherapy?

A physical therapist assistant is providing aquatic therapy to a patient. The patient is standing, and water is just above shoulder level. As part of the treatment, the therapist would like the patient to do some upper extremity range of motion exercises. Which of the following motions would be most difficult for the patient to perform?

Biofeedback is an effective treatment for muscle spasms because:

A physical therapist assistant reviews a patient coverage form that lists the parameters used during a recent ultrasound treatment to the right anterior shoulder: 1.0 W/cm2, continuous, 1 MHz, 6 minutes. The patient has recently reinjured the shoulder and the PT does not want a thermal effect. Which of the following parameters would be the MOST critical for the PTA to alter?