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AMCA PHYSICAL THERAPY AIDE
PREP. GUIDE BRAND NEW ACTUAL
EXAM WITH ANSWERS.
1. This aliment, which affects a patients gait, is the result od
osteoarthritis, generally called what gait - correct amswer -
coxalgia
2. Gait seen in elderly pts caused by neurological involvement is
what type of gait - correct amswer -hemiplegic
3. Gait usually accompanied by abnormal gait and continuous
tumors is what kind of gait - correct amswer -parkinsons
4. The goal of any therapeutic exercise program is to increase the
strength, mobility and ____________ of the patient - correct
amswer -Rage of motion and endurance
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5. This type of exercise is to help maintain or improve the strength
of a muscle without bringing about any joint motion - correct
amswer -conditioning
6. Paraffin baths are frequently used to treat what disease -
correct amswer -rheumatoid arthritis, corpal tunnal
7. This type of massage/modality involves superficial stroking
toward the body or heart, using a slow, gentile rhythmic
movement. The rhythmic movements help produce a reflex
action - correct amswer -effleurage
8. This type of massage involves kneading, wringing, lifting or
pressing of a part to help circulation - correct amswer -
petrissage
9. In this type of movement, the movements are performed by
someone other than the pt - correct amswer -passive range of
motion
AMCA PHYSICAL THERAPY AIDE
PREP. GUIDE BRAND NEW ACTUAL
EXAM WITH ANSWERS.
1. This aliment, which affects a patients gait, is the result od
osteoarthritis, generally called what gait - correct amswer -
coxalgia
2. Gait seen in elderly pts caused by neurological involvement is
what type of gait - correct amswer -hemiplegic
3. Gait usually accompanied by abnormal gait and continuous
tumors is what kind of gait - correct amswer -parkinsons
4. The goal of any therapeutic exercise program is to increase the
strength, mobility and ____________ of the patient - correct
amswer -Rage of motion and endurance
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5. This type of exercise is to help maintain or improve the strength
of a muscle without bringing about any joint motion - correct
amswer -conditioning
6. Paraffin baths are frequently used to treat what disease -
correct amswer -rheumatoid arthritis, corpal tunnal
7. This type of massage/modality involves superficial stroking
toward the body or heart, using a slow, gentile rhythmic
movement. The rhythmic movements help produce a reflex
action - correct amswer -effleurage
8. This type of massage involves kneading, wringing, lifting or
pressing of a part to help circulation - correct amswer -
petrissage
9. In this type of movement, the movements are performed by
someone other than the pt - correct amswer -passive range of
motion
