Deck 23: Pta: Arthritis

Question 1

All of the following are general precautions regarding isometric exercises EXCEPT:

A)May increase biomechanical stress on malaligned joints
B)May decrease muscle blood flow
C)May increase blood pressure
D)May not strengthen in the functional range needed

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Your patient with osteoarthritis in the knees also has a painful heel.Effective interventions to improve gait quality and reduce pain could be any of the following EXCEPT:

A)Accommodating the foot with an extra-depth shoe
B)Instructing the patient in use of a cane to relieve weightbearing stress on that lower extremity
C)Performing ultrasound over inflamed area
D)Placing soft inserts in the heel area

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which of the following modalities is used with osteoarthritis but not rheumatoid arthritis?

A)Moist hot packs
B)Hydrotherapy
C)Ultrasound
D)Paraffin

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Factors that cause osteoarthritis may be any of the following EXCEPT:

A)Trauma to that joint before adulthood
B)Repetitive microtrauma to a joint or joints over time
C)Obesity
D)Aging process

Question 5

The PT evaluation states that your patient with general arthritis has a gait deviation.You would expect to provide interventions for which of the following?

A)Decreased velocity
B)Inadequate heel strike
C)Decreased range of motion through the swing phase
D)Any of the above

Question 6

A hand deformity common with a person with rheumatoid arthritis in which there is proximal interphalangeal hyperextension and distal interphalangeal flexion is called:

A)Boutonniere deformity
B)Bouchard's nodes
C)Swan neck deformity
D)Heberden's nodes