A physical therapist observes bilateral foot pronation and m…
A physical therapist observes bilateral foot pronation and medial collapse of the arches in a runner with anterior knee pain. Which chain of postural mal-alignment does the therapist most likely identify when observing this runner?
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A physical therapist includes 10 minutes of mental practice (motor imagery) before each physical practice session for a patient post-stroke who is relearning upper extremity dressing tasks. Which rationale BEST supports this intervention?
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A physical therapist observes that a patient with a complete spinal cord injury using a robotic exoskeleton demonstrates rhythmic stepping movements of the lower limbs during treadmill training with partial body weight support, despite having no voluntary motor control below the lesion. Which motor control concept BEST explains why rhythmic stepping persists in the absence of voluntary motor drive?
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A 75-year-old woman stops walking to answer her phone and type a text message. Which explanation BEST accounts for why older adults prioritize stopping gait over continuing to walk during a cognitively demanding secondary task?
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A physical therapist is working with a patient who experienced a left hemisphere strokeresulting in right hemiparesis. The physical therapist wants to work on balance and weight shifting during sit-to-stand transfers. Which of the following instructions would BEST utilize an external focus of attention to enhance motor learning during sit-to-stand training?
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