A patient is diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis after a review of systems, confirmatory lab tests, and synovial fluid analysis. What will the provide order initially to treat this patient?

Which services are covered by Medicare Plan A?

Some nurse practitioners bill directly for their services. Regarding reimbursement, who is considered the third-party payer?

What evidence based test is used to evaluate a patient for gait, strength, and balance?

Which of the following is a true statement regarding the beliefs of most patients who are Jehovah’s witness?

A 57 year old Buddhist patient was recently in a car accident. He presents to your office for follow-up after being seen in the ER. His records indicate that nothing is broken except for a few cracked ribs on the right side. He indicates that he is in a lot of pain. He was given high dose oxycodone on a regular time pain schedule. What is the likely reason he is still in a lot of pain?

Based on the specificity principle we can expect improvement in sagittal plane movement to extend to frontal plane motion.

 All of the following descriptors are characteristics of elastic resistance devices EXCEPT

Phase 4 of the rehabilitation ladder consist of 

You are seeing a patient who is s/p rod fixation for a spiral fracture of the humerus. They have limited arom in flexion and ER and their strength is 3+/5 to 4/5..they are in