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You are working with a 16 year old boy with low back pain and limited hamstring flexibility.  To objectively assess flexibility of the hamstring muscles, you will:

You are a PTA working with a PT who believes strongly in strengthening the neck after whiplash injury.  Your mutual patient is a 36 year-old female involved in a MVA with resulting whiplash 7 weeks ago. The PT believes the patient is ready for strengthening.   Initial strengthening of the cervical spine should be accomplished by introducing which of the following interventions first?

A PTA is working with a 27 year-old male who had a total hip arthroplasty (THA) one month ago.  The patient sustained an injury to the hip at age 25 which resulted in loss of blood supply to the head of the femur.  The condition that most likely led to the need for the THA was:

Which activity would be most appropriate in the early phase of rehabilitation in a person with chronic ankle sprains in order to improve lower extremity static proprioception? Assume the person is able to stand on one leg on a stable surface with either eyes open or eyes closed.

Which statement is NOT true about the wrist complex?

A patient who sustained a severely separated shoulder is treated with a sling. Which of the following ligaments was LEAST likely injured during this injury?

A 26 year-old female racquetball player develops pes anserine bursitis. The therapist has previously provided ultrasound and IASTM to the patient with good relief of pain and inflammation. Where would the treatment area be?

On Day 7, how many kcal/day will Tartuffe be fed?

Tartuffe comes back a few weeks later and needs a PEG tube placed. His illness factor is 1.1. What is his IER? 

On Day 5 and 6, how many kcal/day will Tartuffe be fed?