MMT
ROM
Gait
Ther EX/ Ex Phys
Safety/ Billing
100

Pt nearly completes test range against gravity    (>50%-<100%)

What is a 3-/5 strength or MMT grade 3-?

100

normal range of knee flexion?

Bonus: How would you document hyperextension:10 flexion:125?

What is 110-140 degrees? 

100

what percentage of the gait cycle is spent in swing at normal walking speeds?

What is 40%?

100

What is the greatest amount of weight that can be lifted with proper technique for only one repetition?

What is 1RM? 

100

How many towel rolls are required when administering a heating pad to a pt?

What is 6-8 layers?

200

Your patient performs scapular adduction & downward rotation at full range against gravity what muscles gets the grade? 

What is Rhomboid Major ?

200

After performing the Thomas test what goniometric measurement do you assess 1st and what muscle is being tested for tightness?

What is the degree of hip flexion and illiopsoas? 

200

What are the 3 balance or postural movement strategies in order of decreasing stability?

what is ankle>> hip>> stepping?

200

Resistance training programs designed to promote muscular hypertrophy typically use approximately how many repetitions per set?

What is 6-12 repetitions/set ? 

200

Your pt tested positive for TB what is the proper way to DON PPE?

What is gown>>N95 mask>>face shield>>gloves

300

In a WB position your pt performed 12 reps of a single leg calf raise with an extended knee, what muscle AND what grade did they receive? 

What is gastrocnemius 4/5?

300

What kind of end feel is a muscle stretch, capsular stretch, or ligamentous stretch if normal? 

hint: soft, firm, hard, empty

what is a firm end feel? 

300

You notice your pt is goes into rapid plantarflexion while walking, elevating their body to increase ground clearance for the swing leg. What is this an example of?

What is vaulting?

300

A patient is instructed to push their knee into a towel roll while seated, generating force without any visible joint movement. What type of muscle contraction is being performed?


What is an isometric exercise? 

300

What are the 3 categories assessed when assigning the COMPLEXITY of an eval CPT code?

what is pt history, examination of body systems, clinical presentation? 

400

Your pt received a 2-/5 for posterior deltoid where did you stabilize on your patient during this test? 

What is the ipsilateral scapula?

400

What 3 landmarks do you use to measure cervical rotation? 

What is spine, midline with the nose, parallel to acromion/perpendicular to the body?

400

If the hamstrings are active as the knee is extending describe what is happening in 3 components: 1. the moment 2. contraction type 3. acceleration or deceleration 

what is internal flexion moment, eccentric contraction, deceleration?

400

A patient practices repeated weight shifts and reaches outside their base of support while standing in preparation for stepping, with the goal of improving anticipatory postural control. Which CPT code is most appropriate for this intervention?

What is 97112 Neuromuscular Reeducation ?

400

List the POSTERIOR hip replacement precautions

Bonus: list the anterior hip precautions

what is NO hip ADDuction, NO hip flexion over 90 degrees, NO hip internal rotation.

500

A patient demonstrates full available range during shoulder abduction in sitting but is unable to hold the test position against ANY resistance. Scapular elevation is observed. What muscle is being tested and what grade?

What is 3/5 middle deltoid/supraspinatus and axillary ?

500

A patient demonstrates full PROM at the shoulder but significantly limited AROM with NO PAIN reported. What is the most likely clinical explanation for this finding?


What is likely neurological/neuromuscular related impairment?

500

Draw out the complete gait cycle timeline with events, periods, task, phases in less 5 minutes.

great job!

500

A patient begins with the shoulder in extension, adduction, and internal rotation. The patient then moves through flexion, abduction, and external rotation while reaching across the body toward the opposite ear with forearm supination. Which PNF upper extremity pattern is being performed?

What is UE D2 flexion? 

500

Your pt has MEDICARE, they were seen for 30 minutes (97162) Mod Complexity Eval, and performed 30 minutes of 97110 TherEx, 15 minutes manual therapy, and 8 minutes of US. How many UNITS can you bill for?

What is 5 units totals. (p. 16)

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