History:  Patient presents with edema & pain with motion following an acute ankle sprain that occurred one day ago.PT Goal: decrease edema & painPT Plan of Care:  Edema control The PTA gives all of the following instructions EXCEPT:

A patient is receiving a home cervical traction unit with a head halter.  The patient asks about what do with their dentures.  The BEST response by the PTA is to instruct the patient to:

In a patient with a resting blood pressure greater than 140/90 mm Hg, blood pressure and heart rate should be checked after application of cervical traction, and treatment should be discontinued if systolic or diastolic blood pressure increases by more than ____ mm Hg or if heart rate increases by more than ____ beats/min.

Given the options below, which modality (or form of) increases the temperature of fat tissue?

The physiological justification to use pulsed non-thermal short-wave diathermy to promote healing, includes all the following EXCEPT: 

When performing compression bandaging for a transtibial amputation, the PTA 

Precautions for all forms of diathermy include the following EXCEPT:

A patient receiving non-thermal pulsed short-wave diathermy (PSWD) complains that they do not feel any sensation under the drum. The BEST response by the PTA is to:

Which of the following is an adverse effect of prolonged edema? 

The use and expected outcome of compression garments for patients with deep burns is to: