A patient with post polio syndrome is being treated in OP PT…
A patient with post polio syndrome is being treated in OP PT with symptoms of myalgia and increasing fatigue. The patient has been using a KAFO (knee ankle foot orthosis) x 10 years. During gait training, the PTA observes the patient rise up on the sound extremity to advance the extremity with the orthosis forward. The vaulting observed in this case is MOST LIKELY the result of weakness of the
Read DetailsA person who lies supine on a table with her hands clasped b…
A person who lies supine on a table with her hands clasped behind her head and is unable to get her elbows to touch the table (or who lies supine with arms extended overhead and is unable to allow arms to rest on table) is exhibiting tightness of her ___.
Read DetailsVegetarians claim they are better consumers of food because…
Vegetarians claim they are better consumers of food because they eat from the first trophic level (plants) instead of the second trophic level (animals that eat plants). However, because the American vegetarian diet is heavy in milk products and eggs, the difference is very small. Why so?
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