PTA 110
What is the max amount of PTAs a PT can supervise?
What is 2
What is the percentage of time spent in stance phase and swing phase of the gait cycle?
What is 62% stance and 38% swing phase
Which ligament is commonly overstretched with genu recturvatum?
What is the ACL
What are the 3 different systems that make up the nervous system?
What is the CNS, PNS, and ANS
True Measurement: ASIS to tip of medial malleolus
Apparent Measurement: Umbilicus to tip of medial malleolus
How often does a PTA need to renew their license?
What is 2 years
Identify the subphases of the gait cycle.
What is Initial Contact (IC), Loading Response (LR), Mid Stance (MSt), Terminal Stance (TSt), Pre Swing (PSw), Initial Swing (ISw), Mid Swing (MSw) and Terminal Swing (TSw)
The autonomic nervous system can be further divided into which two systems?
What is the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system
What is one muscle that does scapula protraction and is often associated with scapular winging? For fun, provide an example of an exercise to strengthen this muscle.
What is serratus anterior. What are serratus punches.
Which regulatory organization is in charge of PTA licensing in CA, renewing PTA license, and handling disciplinary actions?
What is the Physical Therapy Board of California?
What is the most likely cause of posterior pelvic tilt during gait? What is the significance?
What are at least 3 common deviations associated with signs of scoliosis?
What is head tilt asymmetry, one shoulder higher than other, unequal gaps between arms and trunk, curved spine, unleveled hips.
Which part of the brain is located behind the pons and medulla and is primarily in charge of balance and coordination?
(Hint: Damage to this part of the brain can likely result in Ataxia)
What is the cerebellum
When discussing knee pathologies, what does the term terrible triad refer to?
What is a torn ACL, torn medial meniscus, and torn medial collateral ligament.
Using the 8 minute rule Medicare guidelines, how many units can you bill for:
24 minutes of TherEx+ 23 minutes of Neuromuscular Re-ed?
What is 3 units?
0 units less than 8 minutes
1 unit 8-22 minutes
2 units 23- 37 minutes
3 units 38-52 minutes
What is the windlass effect? Describe in relation to the gait cycle.
What is the mechanism of tensioning the plantar fascia to support the food during weight bearing activities to provide stability.
MTP joints extend for push off resulting in tensioning of the plantar fascia elevating the medial longitudinal arch which translates to supination, creating a rigid lever needed for pushoff.
Which muscles do you anticipate would be tight and weak/overstretched when observing the standing posture of a 8month pregnant woman?
What are tight hip flexors and erector spinae. What are weak/overstretched abdominals and hamstrings.
What is at least one function of the Frontal lobe, Parietal Lobe, Temporal Lobe, and Occipital Lobe.
What is the Frontal lobe is responsible for reasoning, decision making, expressive speech, personality, motor control.
What is the Occipital lobe is responsible for processing visual information, stereognosis, color identification
What is the Parietal lobe is responsible for sensory processing, language processing
What is the Temporal lobe is responsible for behavior, processing auditory information, encoding memory
What is trunk extension
What is a mechanism in the spinal cord that can send non-noxious stimuli (A-Beta Fibers) to "close a gate" (via inhibitory interneuron) blocking nociceptive fibers (A-delta and C fibers) to reduce the perception of pain.
What is the most likely cause of no heel off? What is the significance?
What is weak gastroc and pain. What is the significance of reducing step length increasing energy expenditure and reducing gait efficiency.
When observing the standing posture of a patient using a lateral view, what structures do you expect the plumb line would pass through?
Damage to which key brain structure is often associated with Parkinson's Disease?
What type of joint mob should be provided to improve ankle dorsiflexion ROM?
What is a posterior talocrural joint grades III, IV.