It’s been 4 months since Michael had his surgery. Your goal is to prepare him for a return to basketball. Which type of exercise is most appropriate to prescribe during the late remodeling phase?

In meiosis, during which stage do the sister chromatids of a specific chromosome separate?

Practicing a motor task repeatedly without variation is defined as what type of practice?

Transferring from the wheelchair to the toilet would be an example of which type of motor task?

Mr. Doxtator experiences chronic left knee effusion. An X-ray reveals diminished joint space and osteophyte formation. As a result, Mr. Doxtator lacks 15 degrees of left knee extension, causing him to walk with a limp. Which type of contracture is most likely present?

What type of change in performance is necessary for the physical therapist to consider that motor learning has genuinely occurred?

Physical therapists should choose to issue either a patient reported outcome measure or a physical performance outcome measure, but never both, as they may result in conflicting information.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 2018 physical activity recommendations are for adults to participate in at least minutes of moderate intensity or minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic activity each week along with at least moderate intensity muscle strengthening of all major muscle groups a minimum of times per week.

During the evaluation, you determine Mrs. Sanchez is able to actively flex her right shoulder 96 degrees while demonstrating significant shoulder hiking, passive right shoulder flexion is 132 degrees. She has minimal pain. The surgeon has not placed any restrictions on her rehabilitation program. What type of ROM exercises should be the primary focus to address her flexion deficit initially?

While balance training with Gladys, you focus on improving her ability to use an ankle motor strategy to maintain balance. In standing, you perform gentle perturbations (pushes) on her anterior shoulders, pushing Gladys backward. Which muscle groups would be primarily activated in this maneuver to maintain balance?