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A patient is not able to complete full range of hip flexion against gravity. To minimize the effects of gravity, the appropriate position to observe hip flexion would be:

An increase in the neck-shaft angle of the femur is known as:

You go into a patient’s room and find that he has fallen out of bed. He is lying prone on the floor with his right arm under his body, screaming that his arm hurts. From the following select the safest and very first thing you would do:

The major distinction between fraud and abuse is:

A physical therapist assistant recognizes that a child has great difficulty flexing the neck while in a supine position. This could be explained by a failure to integrate which reflex?

The most valuable PT intervention for treatment of venous leg ulcers is:

A physical therapist assistant is preparing to set up a device to administer intermittent compression to the LE’s of a patient. However, as the PTA reviews the patient’s chart they note a contraindication to this intervention. The PTA does NOT initiate treatment. The PTA calls the supervising physical therapist to report their clinical decision not to begin treatment. Which of the following conditions did the PTA likely note in the chart?

All of the following statements regarding excessive genu valgus are true EXCEPT:

The patient position commonly used for postural drainage of the lateral basal segment of the right lower lobe is with the body tilted, head down, and:

Which of the following systems is least important in maintaining normal balance?