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  1. A therapist applies moist heat to a patient's lumbar spine. The primary physiological effect that reduces pain and increases tissue extensibility is:

    Answer: Increased local circulation and collagen extensibility

    Heat increases local blood flow, raises tissue temperature, and decreases collagen stiffness, collectively reducing pain and improving extensibility.

  2. Which of the following manual therapy grades (Maitland) is most appropriate for treating pain in an acutely inflamed joint?

    Answer: Grade I

    Grade I oscillations are small-amplitude movements at the beginning of range, appropriate for acute pain management with minimal stress on inflamed tissue.

  3. A patient with Parkinson's disease exhibits a festinating gait. Which characteristic best describes this pattern?

    Answer: Involuntary acceleration with short shuffling steps

    Festination is an involuntary increase in gait speed with progressively shorter shuffling steps, characteristic of Parkinson's disease.

  4. During a patient transfer, the therapist should position their feet in which way to maximize stability and reduce injury risk?

    Answer: Shoulder-width apart with a wide base of support

    A shoulder-width stance with a wide base of support lowers the center of gravity and maximizes stability during patient transfers.

  5. Which of the following is the correct sequence for donning a sterile gown in an isolation room?

    Answer: Hand hygiene → gown → mask → gloves

    The correct PPE donning sequence is hand hygiene, then gown, then mask/respirator, then gloves (gloves last to avoid contaminating them).

  6. A patient presents with a positive Phalen's test and tingling in the thumb, index, and middle fingers. Which condition is most likely?

    Answer: Carpal tunnel syndrome

    Phalen's test reproduces symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome by compressing the median nerve at the wrist during sustained wrist flexion.

  7. When using crutches, the non-weight-bearing (NWB) three-point gait pattern requires the patient to advance the crutches and affected limb simultaneously, then swing:

    Answer: The uninvolved leg forward to a point even with or past the crutches

    In three-point gait for NWB, crutches and affected limb advance together, then the uninvolved leg swings forward to or past the crutch tips.