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Self-directed exercises the patient performs without assistance to increase muscle strength and function are ________ mobility exercises.

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Which of the following is a form of hydrotherapy?


A) Hot compress
B) Fluidotherapy
C) Paraffin wax
D) Diathermy
E) Whirlpool

F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

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Posture testing includes ____.


A) having the patient resist a force applied to a muscle group
B) having the patient walk away, turn around, and walk back
C) measuring joints with a goniometer
D) looking at the patient's spinal curve from all sides
E) moving various joints in specific ways

F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

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A physician assesses a patient's _______, or the way she walks, by asking the patient to walk away, turn around, and walk back.

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The degree to which a joint is able to move is its ___.


A) gait
B) range of motion
C) muscle strength
D) degree of spasm
E) tolerance

F) B) and C)
G) A) and C)

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The type of testing in which a patient is asked to resist pressure applied by the physician or medical assistant is ____.


A) mobility testing
B) muscle strength testing
C) range-of-motion testing
D) gait testing
E) posture testing

F) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

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Which type of therapy is most likely to be used to help a patient regain muscle strength in a badly injured leg?


A) Art therapy
B) Crafts therapy
C) Aquatic therapy
D) Horticultural therapy
E) Pet therapy

F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

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The type of movement shown by letter C in the picture is ____.


A) abduction
B) adduction
C) flexion
D) dorsiflexion
E) extension

F) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

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Which of the following is not a benefit of exercise therapy?


A) Improved muscle tone
B) Correction of physical deformities
C) Lower cholesterol levels
D) Regain ROM after injury
E) Reduce inflammation

F) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

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The type of movement shown by the letter C is ____.


A) plantar flexion
B) dorsiflexion
C) internal rotation
D) eversion
E) inversion

F) C) and D)
G) None of the above

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Self-directed exercises that the patient performs with the help of a device such as an exercise machine or therapy pool are known as ________ mobility exercises.

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The type of movement shown by letter A in the picture is ____.


A) flexion
B) hyperextension
C) right lateral flexion
D) left lateral flexion
E) external rotation

F) C) and E)
G) None of the above

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To perform ________ traction, or weight traction, the therapist places a patient's limb, pelvis, or chin in a harness, which is then attached to weights through a pulley system.

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Which type of traction uses a special device that intermittently pulls and relaxes a prescribed body part?


A) Manual traction
B) Static traction
C) Skeletal traction
D) Mechanical traction
E) Weight traction

F) None of the above
G) A) and D)

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The type of movement shown by the letter B is ____.


A) adduction
B) abduction
C) internal rotation
D) external rotation
E) left lateral flexion

F) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

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The pulling or stretching of the musculoskeletal system to treat fractured bones and dislocated, arthritic, or other diseased joints is ________.

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In ________ diathermy, a gel-covered transducer is rubbed over the skin in circular patterns.

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To which of the following professionals is a physician likely to refer a patient to help the patient recover from a stroke?


A) Respiratory therapist
B) Physical therapist
C) Radiologist
D) Phlebotomist
E) ECG technician

F) B) and E)
G) None of the above

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