Exam 10: Examination and Evaluation of Functional Status and Movement Patterns

During the physical therapy examination,your patient completes the 10 m walk test in 7.2 sec.You document that the patient's gait speed:

A patient you are examining in outpatient physical therapy has just received his power wheelchair.Which of the following standardized functional measures is the most appropriate to consider for this patient?

You evaluate a patient with a spinal cord injury at the C6 level in an inpatient rehabilitation setting.The patient is sitting in her wheelchair.To assess reaching and grasping of the upper extremity,you ask her to reach and pick up the remote control sitting on the bedside table in front of her.She tells you that she cannot grip or grab on to anything because of her injury.What is the most appropriate response?

Which statement is TRUE regarding functional limitations and/or disability?

Which of the following descriptions best describes the essential components of the most common movement pattern for rolling from supine to left sidelying?

Which of the following statements accurately describes a functional examination?

Which of the following standardized functional measures is LEAST useful to assess supine to sitting during an evaluation for a patient post-stroke?

During an examination of a patient you complete an observational analysis of the patient's ability to transition from sitting in the wheelchair to standing.The patient places both hands on the armrests and as he attempts to rise,you note that his center of mass is too far posteriorly.He requires multiple attempts to come to stand as he continues to fall backward into the wheelchair.What phase of moving from sitting to standing will you focus initial intervention on?

As part of the physical therapy evaluation for a patient post-stroke in an inpatient rehabilitation setting,you administer a standardized functional measure in which you assign a rating that corresponds to the amount of physical assistance the patient requires for a transfer (no assistance,minimal assistance,moderate assistance,maximal assistance,total assistance).What type of scale is this data?