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From your perspective as a PTA student, the importance of stating your role is important, as the pt. has the right to refuse you since you are a student. (this is Lilly, one of our outstanding PTA grads and CI!)  

Did you learn more from the instrcutor recorded lecture videos or the supplementary videos?

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