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John is working with OT 5 days post CVA in an acute care hospital.  John appears confused and has trouble responding to questions during therapy.  He also displays the pushing syndrome. The OT is working on dressing with John.  Where should dressing activities take place?

Lack of external rotation during PROM of overhead ABDuction is most likely to cause impingement at which tendon 

Which of the following was of strategic importance to the Spanish as their treasure ships full of Aztec and Incan gold headed back to Spain?

During which stage of the stages of change model does relapse occur?

The man in this picture is drinking a full cup of coffee in a heavy ceramic cup. You can clinically reason that his ELBOW FLEXION muscle strength is ____________.

Using the Table above, determine the mass of the participant’s left upper extremity if her body mass is 60 kg

Who was the presumed savior of John Smith and cultural mediator between the Pamunkey Confederation and the English in Jamestown?  

You are completing a fieldwork placement in an outpatient clinic and your patient has restrictions from the MD to prevent movement of her wrist.  Your client wants to maintain strength in her wrist flexors. You are a well-trained OTS so you know that your client can perform ____________ exercises which allow for contraction without movement of the joint.

An OT is working with a client who sustained a traumatic brain injury and is currently functioning at a Rancho level IV.  The client has sustained two falls at night when trying to ambulate to the bathroom independently.  Which recommendations is most appropriate to prevent future falls in this client?

As the boy kicking the ball actively extends his right glenohumeral joint his posterior deltoid will contract.  As a strong OTS you know this type of contraction is called a(n)  __________________ contraction during the point when his arm is moving.