Blog

What lever is used by the body to keep the spine balanced, being a 1.0 mechanical advantage or balanced type?

For a convex on a concave movement example, the glide or slide would be in the same direction as the large boney movement.  

Your pt. with a Hamstring pull will benefit from which set of ex’s?  

The proper 3 step procedure for testing any muscle group is to first take the pt. through the PROM, checking for the end feels, then ask the pt. to perform the Fair or 3 grade test slowly with a 3 second hold against gravity,, then repeat the same motion with gradually increasing resistance, discerning the Fair + , Good, or Normal level strength grade.  

Please identify the correct landmark Axis using the large goniometer for measuring the hip Flexion or Extension AROM or PROM.

Remember to read the whole question before you look at the answers, when students skim the question, they oftne miss critical pieces of information and select the wrong answer.

If you could change one thing to make this class better, what would you choose to change and why?

Your patient has had an injury to his or her knee. Your PT has measured knee circumference (girth) to be 4 cm greater on the injured side. What is proper way to measure it to see if swelling has declined?  

Your pt. with a subacute bursitis is needing some assistance with exercise. What is the typical set that the PT would assign?

You are attempting to fire up the hip abductor mm. to test their strength, but the pt. keeps moving their leg forward into hip flexion. What m. are you really testing?