Which of the following techniques could assist a patient wit…
Which of the following techniques could assist a patient with a diagnosis of either tetraplegia or a high-level paraplegia injury in mastering rolling from supine to prone? Flexion of the head & neck Utilization of wrist cuff weights Crossing of the ankles Locking wrists together, with U.E.s out in front, to rotate shoulders Maintaining at least 1 if not both knees in flexion to assist with trunk rotation
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A patient sustains a complete spinal cord injury at the T8 level. Upon examination, the clinician finds that the patient has some preserved sensory function in the T9 and T10 dermatomes but no voluntary motor function below T8. How should the clinician classify the zone of preservation for this patient?
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The initial examination performed by the PT on a patient with a complete spinal cord injury reveals the following manual muscle testing grades: 2/5 triceps, 3/5 wrist extensors, 5/5 biceps and deltoids. The PT would classify the injury as which level?
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