A manual muscle test of the triceps reveals evidence of slight contractility without any active range of motion. This muscle should be graded as:

Physical therapist assistants often encounter ethical issues in their daily clinical practice. Which of the following would be the most appropriate initial step when faced with an ethical dilemma?

The length of a patient’s hamstrings is tested in supine using a straight leg raise. While raising the tested lower extremity, the physical therapist assistant attempts to stabilize the contralateral limb. If the patient has tight hip flexors which result in an excessive anterior pelvic tilt, what can the therapist conclude about the patient’s measured hamstring length?

A physical therapist assistant prepares to select an assistive device for a patient rehabilitating from a lower extremity injury. Which of the following factors is of least importance when selecting an appropriate device?

A physical therapist assistant treats a patient with a fractured left hip. The patient is weight bearing as tolerated and uses a large base quad cane for gait activities. Correct use of the quad cane would include:

A physical therapist assistant attempts to access the dorsal pedal pulse of a patient diagnosed with peripheral vascular disease. To locate the dorsal pedal pulse the therapist should palpate:

A frequently administered treatment for cancer in which high doses of energy are administered to the body to stop cell replication is termed:

A physical therapist assistant assesses the strength of a patient’s right hip adductors by positioning the patient in right sidelying. During testing the patient is unable to move the extremity through the available range of motion. The most appropriate position to retest the hip adductors is:

A physical therapist assistant palpates along the lateral portion of the hamstrings musculature to its tendinous attachment on the fibular head. The hamstring muscle should be identified as the:

It is extremely important to thoroughly instruct patients about specific precautions before and after total hip replacement surgery. Patients that do not understand or choose to disregard this information often experience subluxation or dislocation. Which of the following would be considered good advice after a total hip replacement?