PTA BOARD EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
A bpatient bwith bbilateral bgastrocnemius-soleus bcontractures btends bto bwalk:
1. bwith ban bunstable bknee.
2. bwith bthe bfeet bin ba bplantar bflexed bposition.
3. bon bthe blateral bsides bof bthe bfeet.
4. bwith bthe bfeet bin bdorsiflexion. b- bcorrect banswer✔✔with bthe bfeet bin ba bplantar
bflexed bposition.
A bphysical btherapist bassistant bis btreating ba bpatient bpost bulnar bfracture bwho bhas
blimited bforearm bsupination. bA bcommon bsubstitution bto bwatch bfor bwhen bmeasuring
bforearm bsupination bis:
1. bshoulder binternal brotation.
2. bshoulder bexternal brotation.
3. bwrist bradial bdeviation.
4. belbow bflexion. b- bcorrect banswer✔✔shoulder bexternal brotation.
How bshould ba bphysical btherapist bassistant bperform bupper bextremity bpassive brange
bof bmotion bexercises bwith ba bpatient bwho bhas ba brecent bcomplete bspinal bcord binjury
bat bC5-C6?
1. bPerform bmotions bslowly band brhythmically.
2. bPerform bas bmany brepetitions bof bthe bmotions bas btolerated.
3. bPerform ball bmotions bsmoothly bbut brapidly, bto bincrease bthe bpatient's bawareness
bof bthe bextremity bbeing bexercised.
4. bSupport bthe bextremity bbeing bexercised bonly bminimally, bto ballow bthe bpatient bto
buse bany bavailable bstrength bto bassist bin bthe bexercise b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Perform
bmotions bslowly band brhythmically.
Rationale: b
Performing bslow, brhythmic bmotion bis bthe bbest bmethod bfor bthe bpatient. bSlow,
bsmooth brange bof bmotion bis bneeded bto bavoid btriggering bthe bstretch breflex, bas
bspasticity bmay bdevelop bbelow bthe blevel bof bthe bspinal bcord blesion.
A bphysical btherapist bassistant bis binstructed bto bavoid bpositions bor bactivities bthat bwill
breinforce ba bchild's basymmetric btonic bneck breflex bto bthe bright. bThe bassistant
bshould bAVOID bturning bthe bchild's bhead bto bthe bright bbecause bthis bwill bresult bin:
CORRECT ANSWERS
A bpatient bwith bbilateral bgastrocnemius-soleus bcontractures btends bto bwalk:
1. bwith ban bunstable bknee.
2. bwith bthe bfeet bin ba bplantar bflexed bposition.
3. bon bthe blateral bsides bof bthe bfeet.
4. bwith bthe bfeet bin bdorsiflexion. b- bcorrect banswer✔✔with bthe bfeet bin ba bplantar
bflexed bposition.
A bphysical btherapist bassistant bis btreating ba bpatient bpost bulnar bfracture bwho bhas
blimited bforearm bsupination. bA bcommon bsubstitution bto bwatch bfor bwhen bmeasuring
bforearm bsupination bis:
1. bshoulder binternal brotation.
2. bshoulder bexternal brotation.
3. bwrist bradial bdeviation.
4. belbow bflexion. b- bcorrect banswer✔✔shoulder bexternal brotation.
How bshould ba bphysical btherapist bassistant bperform bupper bextremity bpassive brange
bof bmotion bexercises bwith ba bpatient bwho bhas ba brecent bcomplete bspinal bcord binjury
bat bC5-C6?
1. bPerform bmotions bslowly band brhythmically.
2. bPerform bas bmany brepetitions bof bthe bmotions bas btolerated.
3. bPerform ball bmotions bsmoothly bbut brapidly, bto bincrease bthe bpatient's bawareness
bof bthe bextremity bbeing bexercised.
4. bSupport bthe bextremity bbeing bexercised bonly bminimally, bto ballow bthe bpatient bto
buse bany bavailable bstrength bto bassist bin bthe bexercise b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Perform
bmotions bslowly band brhythmically.
Rationale: b
Performing bslow, brhythmic bmotion bis bthe bbest bmethod bfor bthe bpatient. bSlow,
bsmooth brange bof bmotion bis bneeded bto bavoid btriggering bthe bstretch breflex, bas
bspasticity bmay bdevelop bbelow bthe blevel bof bthe bspinal bcord blesion.
A bphysical btherapist bassistant bis binstructed bto bavoid bpositions bor bactivities bthat bwill
breinforce ba bchild's basymmetric btonic bneck breflex bto bthe bright. bThe bassistant
bshould bAVOID bturning bthe bchild's bhead bto bthe bright bbecause bthis bwill bresult bin:
