Exam 30: Pta: Orthotics

A patient with a leg discrepancy will benefit from a lift if the leg difference is at least:

You observe your patient wearing a knee-ankle-foot orthosis and note that he circumducts his hip during swing phase.Possible problems with the orthosis could be any of the following EXCEPT:

A metatarsal pad is positioned in a shoe so that it transfers weight from which structure to which structure?

You are observing your patient ambulating with shoes with 1 1/2-inch heels.You expect to observe which of the following during stance phase?

Which of the following braces for scoliosis would you instruct your client to wear only at night?