PT 642 Midterm Review

Which of the following interventions would be ideal for a patient to master stair climbing?

• Walking up a ramp

• Mimicking stepping up onto an imaginary step

• Tandem walking on a tape line

• Step-ups on therapy stairs using rails similar to the patient's home environment

What stage of motor learning would a patient be in if the task was easily generalized to variable environmental or task demands and required little conscious effort?

• Cognitive

• Associative

• Autonomous

• Sympathetic

• Parasympathetic

Which of the following would be an example of a closed loop motor plan?

• Brushing your teeth with your non-dominant hand

• Signing your name

• Tying your shoes

• Sipping your usual coffee drink on your usual morning commute

Intense exercise in the acute post-injury phase of a CNS is contraindicated due to the risk of energy crisis.

• True

• False

Surface features describe modifiable parameters of a motor program. These can include:

• Movement time/speed

• Movement amplitude

• Movement direction

• Limbs/Muscles used

• All of the above

According to Brooks' model of motor control, the middle level of control is responsible for which of the following?

• Assessing content and need for strategy

• Converting strategy to a specific motor plan

• Executing the motor plan

• Correcting the motor plan

According to Kleim, et al., experience-dependent neuroplasticity involves all of the following elements EXCEPT:

• Use it or lose it

• Specificity

• Salience matters

• Intensity matters

• Lesion size matters

According to Rood's levels of motor control, which level involves moving a proximal segment over a fixed distal segment (weight shifting)?

• Skill

• Controlled Mobility

• Mobility

• Stability

Standing is a ______​​ task.

• continuous
• discreet
• open
• upside-down

Your patient has difficulty during the stance phase of gait due to instability of the knee, resulting in a genu recurvatum posture. Which intervention would be most appropriate to facilitate stability?

• Using non-elastic tape on the posterior aspect of the knee to limit extension

• Using elastic tape at the dorsiflexors to increase toe clearance

• Using elastic tape at the knee to limit flexion via anterior bracing

• Using non-elastic tape at the plantar flexors to facilitate activation of the gastroc-soleus complex during push-off