Exam 8: Examination of Motor Function: Motor Control and Motor Learning

If a patient has impaired memory and attention,what might be an effective strategy for the therapist when performing the examination and subsequent interventions?

What is an appropriate method of examining if motor learning has occurred in a patient with motor deficits?

If a patient has normal tone,how would the limb feel during passive motion testing?

How should peripheral vision be examined?

The therapist observes that the patient is able to maintain his center of mass over the base of support in a standing position without upper extremity support.What type of motor task is this patient demonstrating?

Which of the following could a therapist use to document changes in motor performance?

After gently pushing on a patient's sternum in standing,the therapist observes the patient shifting her center of mass forward at the ankles.How would the therapist document this finding?

What score on the Berg Balance test has been shown to be useful in evaluating risk of falling in older adults?

What statement best characterizes spasticity?

A patient who presents with a positive Babinski sign would demonstrate what type of response to a stroking stimulus on the sole of the foot along the lateral border?

When might the therapist expect the patient to demonstrate a hip strategy for balance while in a standing position?

What would be a positive finding on the Romberg Test?

On Tuesday afternoon the patient practiced transfers from the wheelchair to the mat with assistance from the therapist and progressed from minimal assist to stand-by assist.On Wednesday morning the therapist asks the patient to perform a transfer from the wheelchair to the toilet.What type of assessment of motor learning is the therapist using?

Which statement best describes dynamical systems theory?

On Tuesday afternoon the patient practiced transfers from the wheelchair to the mat with assistance from the therapist and progressed from minimal assist to stand-by assist.On Wednesday morning the therapist asks the patient to perform the same transfer.What type of assessment of motor learning is the therapist using?

When deciding if manual muscle testing is appropriate in a patient with an upper motor neuron lesion,what should the therapist consider first?

A patient who presents with significant deficits in lower extremity somatosensation will have to depend on what systems to maintain balance?

What does the Modified Ashworth Scale measure?

During a movement sequence the sensory system sends information to the central nervous system to monitor the task and provide for correction of movement.This type of control is

Deep tendon reflexes in a patient with an upper motor neuron lesion are