Old Quizzes (cerebral pasly, and child development)

Question 1

A child with cerebral palsy commonly presents with impairments of?

Answer 1

ROM
Strength
Coordination
Soft tissue mobility
(ALL the above)

Question 2

A 6-year old child with CP who walks independently in the school environment using a wheeled, rear walker, would be classified in the GMFCS as what level?

Answer 2

Level 3

Question 3

The PDMS-2 is an appropriate tool for assessing the level of motor development of a child with CP who is how old?

Answer 3

3 years old

0-5.11

Question 4

When assessing the LE ROM of a child with spastic diplegic CP accuracy of the measurement is?

Answer 4

Enhanced by averaging 2 consecutive measurements

Question 5

Strength training programs for children with CP have been demonstrated to?

Answer 5

Increase muscle strength

Question 6

A 6 year old child with spastic diplegic CP can ambulate independently with a rear-walker in school environment, cant stand without support, and sometimes loses her balance when reaching for objects while sitting at her desk. What is the best standardized assessment of dynamic balance?

Answer 6

Modified Functional Reach Test in sitting

Question 7

The only test that is both valid and reliable for a 7-year-old girl with CP is what?

Answer 7

GMFM

Question 8

Evidence has shown that participation scores of children with CP increase with what type of training?

Answer 8

Aerobic training

Question 9

A PT would like to assess the level of participation of an 18-year-old college student with spastic CP. What is the most appropriate standardized measurement?

Answer 9

PEDI (participation)

The 6-7.5 year old is a recomendation

Question 10

An 8 year old child diagnosed with CP independently walks and is able to hop, jump, and run. What is his GMFC level/

Answer 10

Level I

Question 11

Which developmental theory most influences the current practice of pediatric PT?

Answer 11

Dynamic Systems

Question 12

Your best friend from high school expresses concern that there is something wrong with his 12-month old son. At this age, a typical 12-month old can?

Answer 12

Gesture
Change from sitting to creeping
Walk with hands held
Rise to stand through half-kneel
(All the Above)

Question 13

Your best friend from high school expresses concern that there is something wrong with his 4-month old son. At this age, a typical 4-month old can?

Answer 13

Roll over independently

Question 14

Your best friend from high school expresses concern that there is something wrong with his 6-month old son. At this age, a typical 6-month old can?

Answer 14

Sit independently, without external support

Question 15

Which of the following are red flags as possible indications of atypical motor development in an infant?

Answer 15

Extremely floppy
Very quiet
Oral feeding difficulties
Demonstrates unilateral reaching
(all the above)

Question 16

How can you tell an infant has their ATNR has integrated?

Answer 16

When turning his head and bringing his hand to the mouth on the same side

Question 17

A “sensitive period” is a?

Answer 17

Time when normal development is most sensitive to abnormal environmental conditions and the brain is particularly responsive to experience

Question 18

Hand and knees creeping in infants

Answer 18

Is sometimes never exhibited by a small number of infants
Is achieved between 5-13 months of age
Covers about 2 football fields a day
(all of the above)

Question 19

One of the constraints an infant has in being able to extend his head in prone is??

Answer 19

Large weight of the head relative to the body

Question 20

An infant has just begun to pull to stand through kneeling, still demonstrates plantar grasp in standing, and is independent in sitting including all protective reactions. This infant chronological age is approximately how old?

Answer 20

9 months