Blog

In a patient presenting with hypertonia, the BEST outcome that can be expected by the physical therapist after utilization of prolonged icing would include which of the following:

The use of compression, utilizing short-stretch coban and a protective layer, would best be used to assist in which of the following situations listed below:

In what section of your documentation do you use the International Classification of Function (ICF) model?

A patient presents with a healing incision following a recent Right ACL surgery and has a history of a DVT in the right calf 2 weeks ago. Which of the following is a contraindication to the use of therapeutic ultrasound in the knee region?  

During ultrasound application, what occurs when the sound wave meets a tissue interface at a non-perpendicular angle?  

A patient presents with signs of peripheral vascular disease (PVD) in the lower extremities. Which of the following physical agents is contraindicated in this case?

The physical therapist (PT) decides to utilize therapeutic ultrasound on a patient’s temporal mandibular joint (TMJ) to assist in pain, and improve muscle tightness. The PT should choose a transducer size specific to:

Your patient sprained her ankle 6 weeks ago. Upon examination, you note that the skin over the ankle joint is red and warm to the touch, and the patient reports pain when you palpate the lateral aspect of the joint. She also reports that she cannot use the stairs at work because of the pain. From these signs you conclude that:

When would a physical therapist always reject the use of a potentially effective physical agent modality intervention for a patient?

The physical therapist is working with a patient who suffered a chemical burn. You note that the affected area is covered in several large blisters. What layer(s) of the skin are affected?