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This technique is used to treat cupulolithiasis and involves rapid positional movements to remove the crystal from the cupula.

You are treating a patient who is s/p CVA.  You note that she has difficulty pointing to a target correctly or guaging distances correctly during gait.  How would you document this in your note?

Behavior is most often a problem area with patients recovering from a diagnosis of __________.

This is the alternative movement strategy that replaces typical movement patterns when age-related changes or impairments prevent the use of the typical patterns of coordination.  An example would be to hook the unaffected leg under the affected leg to accomplish rolling from supine to side lying. 

The period of areflexia or flaccid paralysis and absence of all spinal reflexes below the level of the lesion in an SCI is known as: 

The first step in the achievement of motor learning is:

An abstract representation that, when initiated, results in the production of a coordinated movement sequence is known as _____. 

Explain the wearing-off state in patients with Parkinson’s disease that are on dopamine replacement therapy. Include the duration of dopamine replacement effectiveness and whether or not there is an alternative treatment following discontinuation of the medication.  

On initial evaluation of a patient s/p TBI, your supervising PT noted that the patient was a Level VII on the Rancho Los Amigos Cognitive Functioning scale.  You expect the patient to:

A typical posture for a patient with Parkinson’s disease is: