35. Which of the following is the BEST representation of the function of glycosaminoglycans (GAG)?  

28. What type of stretch BEST describes the following activity below? A PTA places the patient’s RIGHT leg into a straight leg raise (SLR). Once the PTA begins to feel a stretch, they hold. The PTA instructs the patient to contract their hamstrings and hold for 5-8 seconds. (The resistance is kept constant) Once done, the PTA asks the patient to relax and then the PTA increases the straight leg raise until a stretch is felt again.

41. A physical therapist takes a PTA into a PT Evaluation. She wants to review their screening criteria to give the PTA a better example on how to create interventions. These are the highlights: (1) Patient complaints of hip stiffness, especially worse in the morning, but resolves by the time they walk to the bathroom. (2) Hip IR 30, and painful. (3) Hip Flexion is 90. Based on Altman’s Criteria make True if the patient is positive or false you believe if they are negative

52. Which of the following is the MOST accurate test for meniscal injury, but also the LEAST likely chance to provoke pain?  

93. What substance will MOST likely connect tendon to bone?  

60. The long-term effects of prolonged immobilization during ligament healing are reversible.  

26. Which type of stretching is the LEAST recommended in a therapy setting?  

70. Which of the following principles of pharmacodynamics is the BEST explanation for the reaction to drugs causes the drug to diminish over time?

89. Which of the following surgeries is the MOST appropriate to open up the vertebral canal that would improve symptoms of stenosis?  

94. Which of the following is LEAST likely a potential cause of shoulder impingement?