STUVIA 2024/2025
Chapter 54: Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
A manner of walking on foot - ✔✔Gait
An instrument used for measuring angles - ✔✔Goniometer
The act of pulling on bones or limbs to aid in healing - ✔✔Traction
Position of a person's body when standing or sitting - ✔✔Posture
Physical therapy - ✔✔Heat therapy and assisting patients with ambulation are part of
physical - ✔✔A profession concerned with the treatment of musculoskeletal, nervous, and
cardiovascular disorders is ______ therapy.
therapeutic - ✔✔Physicians, nurses, medical assistance, and other specialists who work with
patients dealing with chronic illness or from a major injury, make up a ______________ team.
ROM - ✔✔Which of the abbreviation for "range of motion?"
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The therapeutic use of cold - ✔✔Cryotherapy
Heating tissue electromagnetically or ultrasonically - ✔✔Diathermy
Dry thermal physical agent that transfers heat to soft tissue by forced convection - ✔✔Fluidotherapy
The use of water to relieve discomfort - ✔✔Hydrotherapy
Rehabilitative health that uses exercises and equipment to help patients regain or improve their
physical conditions - ✔✔Physical therapy
Treatment of disease by use of moist or dry heat - ✔✔Thermotherapy
Muscle strength test - ✔✔Which of the following is a test to determine the amount of force a patient
is able to exert with a muscle or muscle group?
Demonstrating the use of a cane
Applying heat therapy
Teaching exercises - ✔✔Which of the following are part of a medical assistant's role in assisting with
physical therapy?
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Gait - ✔✔Which of the following describes the way a person walks, consisting of 2 phases: stance
and swing?
Increased strength
Increased mobility
Decreased pain - ✔✔Which of the following are benefits of physical therapy?
posture. - ✔✔An individual's body position and alignment are referred to as
Physician
Physical therapist
Medical assistant - ✔✔Who is included in a therapeutic team?
goniometry - ✔✔Measurement of joint mobility is known as:
head to foot. - ✔✔The muscle strength test is usually done from
The length of stride.
A patient's balance.
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The direction of the feet (inward or outward). - ✔✔What will a provider appraise to exam the patient's
gait?
cryotherapy. - ✔✔The application of cold to treat injury or disease is called
By looking at the spinal curve. - ✔✔How does a provider assess a patient's posture?
a paraffin bath. - ✔✔A treatment that uses heated wax and mineral oil is
Chest - ✔✔Which of the following areas is most sensitive to cold and heat therapy?
range of motion. - ✔✔The degree to which a joint is able to move is called
Skin redness
Blistering of the skin
Skin blanching - ✔✔Which of the following are signs of tissue damage?
Listen to them - ✔✔What should you do carefully to patients to know if they have intolerance during
treatment?
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