A client who has recently experienced a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is demonstrating difficulty with transitional movements when trying to transition out of bed often resulting in increase flexion of entire body (UE/LE) and is scared of rolling out of bed due to the increase hypertonicity he is experiencing. Which primitive reflex has most likely present?

An OTA is conducting sensory testing on a client and has already explained to him the purpose of the assessment. What will the OTA do next?

An OTA is working with a client who is complaining about sudden, throbbing pain in his chest when following through with the plan of care set forth by their supervising OT. What should be the OTA’s next action?

It is important that you the OTA demonstrate assessments on yourself first so that the client knows what to expect followed by the purpose of the assessment.

What do you use to test thermal sensation? 

When conducting a thermal sensation test markings are + – 0  True or False?

While trying to take a step it is noted that a client’s involved upper extremity goes into elbow flexion, the shoulder into abduction and external rotation, the wrist and hand into flexion and ulnar deviation, and the forearm supinates. How would the OTA MOST LIKELY document this observation in the note?

According to the hierarchy of attention which is the least challenging type of attention.

A client with left homonymous hemianopsia demonstrates poor awareness of her left side. Where should treatment begin?

Characteristics of normal movement include