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All of the following are characteristics of S. mutans relative to dental caries except one. Which one is the exception?

Mr. I.B. Sedentary is a 55 year-old male who recently was rehabilitating a (R) Total Knee Replacement.  He was released by his MD for full activities (including recreational activities.)   He states his knee feels really good but he fatigues very quickly.    You are asked to council regarding appropriate long-term endurance exercise program to help him lose weight and continue to improve his endurance.  Assume he is healthy and takes no medication unless stated otherwise. Which of the following methods are appropriate to use to calculate the intensity of a patient’s aerobic exercise program?

The main advantage of using a moist hot pack is that:

Which of the following is not a physiologic effect of cold during any stage of its application?

All of the following are factors that affect temperature change except:

Moist hot packs transfer heat via this method.

For the development of functional balance, which continuum would be appropriate to progress a patient along?

All of the following are factors that affect temperature change except:

Mrs. Tora Mi Rotator is a 50 year-old cashier at Publix with a diagnosis of shoulder impingement syndrome.  The diagnosis was made 5 days ago as she noted pain while scanning items at her register.  She has weakness in (L) shoulder flex, ER, abd, and weak scapular stabilizing muscles; painful external rotation with the (L) arm. Research indicates the major cause of balance deficits in the geriatric population is linked to:  

This type of stretching is a very controlled method of stretching that produces some post-exercise soreness, however, with minimal injury to soft tissues: