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A patient recovering from a stroke becomes visibly frustrated, begins crying, and states, “I’ll never get better. I’m useless.” As the PTA, what is the most appropriate response?

During a treatment session, a patient with a recent stroke complains of new-onset chest pain. The PTA should:

During gait training, a patient with traumatic brain injury becomes agitated and verbally aggressive. Which of the following strategies is most appropriate for the PTA to use?

A patient with Parkinson’s disease reports chronic constipation and bloating prior to therapy. How should the PTA incorporate this information into the plan of care?

Discuss the role of task-specific training and neuroplasticity in the physical therapy management of adults with neurological disorders. Provide clinical examples to support your answer.

Explain the difference between compensatory strategies and restorative approaches in neurological rehabilitation. Provide one example of each.

Physical therapy management of patients with neurological disorders requires consideration of physical, cognitive, and psychosocial factors. Discuss how these domains interact to influence PT plan of care, and provide an example from clinical practice.

Identify the sentence’s function as declarative, imperative, exclamatory, or interrogative.   I cannot wait for winter break!

Identify ALL 2 of the adverbs. Select two.   I already told you that I do not like onions.

Select the tense of the following sentence.   Is she coming over to study?