Physical Therapy – Exam 1 Study Guide (Comprehensive Review, Key Concepts & Practice
Questions with Answers)
List 5 different study techniques - correct answer ✔✔-Study by yourself
-Group study
-Flash cards
-Read before class
-Rewrite notes
What happens when you go to PT? - correct answer ✔✔1. Examination
2. Evaluation
3. Prognosis
4. Intervention
Explain the examination process - correct answer ✔✔Determines nature and status of the
condition
Explain the evaluation process - correct answer ✔✔Interprets the findings after a full systems
review and establishes a diagnosis
Explain the prognosis process - correct answer ✔✔Includes the plan of care
Explain the intervention process - correct answer ✔✔The treatment
What is the difference between a patient and a client? - correct answer ✔✔Patient: have
disorders that require interventions to improve function
Client: seek PT services to maintain health
, Who is qualified to provide PT? - correct answer ✔✔-Physical Therapist
-Physical Therapist Assistant
What techniques did they use that we also use today? - correct answer ✔✔-massage
-hydro-therapy
-electrotherapy
-muscle reeducation
What finally brought these techniques into the U.S.? - correct answer ✔✔the outbreak of polio
epidemics and WWI
Who was the first president of the American Women's Physical Therapeutic Association? -
correct answer ✔✔Mary McMillan
Name two issues that physicians had with PT when our profession was just beginning - correct
answer ✔✔Identity
Education
Define direct access - correct answer ✔✔The right to conduct patient examination and
intervention without a physicians referral
Give the six main points to the APTA's Vision 2020 - correct answer ✔✔1. Autonomous practice
(self-governing)
2. Direct access
3. Practitioner of Choice
4. DPT (8 years)
5. Evidence-based practice
Questions with Answers)
List 5 different study techniques - correct answer ✔✔-Study by yourself
-Group study
-Flash cards
-Read before class
-Rewrite notes
What happens when you go to PT? - correct answer ✔✔1. Examination
2. Evaluation
3. Prognosis
4. Intervention
Explain the examination process - correct answer ✔✔Determines nature and status of the
condition
Explain the evaluation process - correct answer ✔✔Interprets the findings after a full systems
review and establishes a diagnosis
Explain the prognosis process - correct answer ✔✔Includes the plan of care
Explain the intervention process - correct answer ✔✔The treatment
What is the difference between a patient and a client? - correct answer ✔✔Patient: have
disorders that require interventions to improve function
Client: seek PT services to maintain health
, Who is qualified to provide PT? - correct answer ✔✔-Physical Therapist
-Physical Therapist Assistant
What techniques did they use that we also use today? - correct answer ✔✔-massage
-hydro-therapy
-electrotherapy
-muscle reeducation
What finally brought these techniques into the U.S.? - correct answer ✔✔the outbreak of polio
epidemics and WWI
Who was the first president of the American Women's Physical Therapeutic Association? -
correct answer ✔✔Mary McMillan
Name two issues that physicians had with PT when our profession was just beginning - correct
answer ✔✔Identity
Education
Define direct access - correct answer ✔✔The right to conduct patient examination and
intervention without a physicians referral
Give the six main points to the APTA's Vision 2020 - correct answer ✔✔1. Autonomous practice
(self-governing)
2. Direct access
3. Practitioner of Choice
4. DPT (8 years)
5. Evidence-based practice
