Interventions directed at promoting postural control in patients with MS should first focus on activities in which of the following positions?

Spinal shock lasts about 1 to 6 months before resolving completely. 

Which of the following examples BEST reflects the concepts of selective stretching that may directly impact functional recovery for a patient who has a C6 SCI?

Which of the following conditions can result in a pseudoexacerbation in patients with Multiple Sclerosis?

This type of MS is a less common form and is characterized by nearly continuous worsening of the disease from the onset without distinct attacks. 

The period of areflexia or flaccid paralysis and absence of all spinal reflexes below the level of the lesion in a SCI is known as:

A good prognostic indicator of recovery of motor function in a patient with a SCI would be a patient with an ASIA classification of:

Your patient is experiencing orthostatic hypotension.  What should be your immediate response to modify the treatment session to decrease her symptoms?

This tool is used to assess the degree of spasticity in the affected limbs of patients with central nervous system disorders such as stroke, TBI, cerbral palsy, etc.

Your patient has sustained a T5 SCI and you are treating your patient in a home health setting.  You notice that he is breathing on his own but with an altered breathing pattern.  Your patient has a flattened chect wall with decreased chest wall expansion, and a dominant epigastric rise during inspiration.  This patient is using a: