A physical therapist is evaluating grip and pinch strength d…
A physical therapist is evaluating grip and pinch strength during an evaluation with a patient with wrist pain. The therapist instructs the patient to perform the grip/pinch assessment shown in the image below. Which of the following measurements it the therapist most likely assessing?
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A physical therapist is evaluating a 60 y/o male presenting with complaints of wrist and hand region pain. The patient reports the pain has been a gradual onset over the past 6 months and he notices the symptoms after working as an engineer at a petroleum refinery. On examination, the therapist notes tenderness to palpation of the anatomical snuff box region and weakness of grip on the radial side of the hand. Thumb extension and abduction PROM is painful. Based on this information, which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
Read DetailsA physical therapist is performing the Weber Two-Point Discr…
A physical therapist is performing the Weber Two-Point Discrimination Test during an examination of a patient with complains of paresthesia in the wrist and hand region. Which of the following results is considered normal discrimination?
Read DetailsFIGURE 8-2 Swimmers at a water park have a choice of two fri…
FIGURE 8-2 Swimmers at a water park have a choice of two frictionless water slides (see Figure 8-2). Although both slides drop over the same height, h, slide 1 is straight while slide 2 is curved, dropping quickly at first and then leveling out. How does the speed v1 of a swimmer reaching the end of slide 1 compares with v2, the speed of a swimmer reaching the end of slide 2?
Read DetailsFIGURE 8-4 An object of mass 2 kg is held at the top of a t…
FIGURE 8-4 An object of mass 2 kg is held at the top of a triangular wedge as shown in Figure 8-4, and then released. The reference level for potential energy is at the base of the triangle. Neglect friction and use g = 10 m/s2.Refer to Figure 8-4. What is the kinetic energy of the object at the top of the wedge?
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