WHEELCHAIR AND AMBULATION Flashcards
Height of parallel bars:
a. ASIS
b. 6 inches anterior, 2 inches lateral
c. Greater trochanter
d. 6 inches lateral, 2 inches anterior
c. Greater trochanter
Cane can transmit how many percent of the patient’s body weight?
a. 25%
b. 50%
c. 80 %
d. 85%
a. 25%
Gait to be taught to patients who can’t bear weight on one leg:
a. Two point gait
b. Swing to gait
c. Modified point-swing gait
d. Four point gait
c. Modified point-swing gait
Most important crutchwalking muscle:
a. Shoulder depressors
b. Elbow extensors
c. Wrist extensors
d. Finger and thumb flexors
a. Shoulder depressors
Weight transmission of walker:
a. 25 %
b. 50 %
c. 80 %
d. 85 %
d. 85 %
You are instructing a patient that is PWB on the (L) lower extremity to descend stairs using axillary crutches.
Your first instruction should be:
a. Place your left leg down first
b. Place your left leg & crutches down first
c. Place your right leg on the first step
d. Place your right leg & the left crutch on the first step
b. Place your left leg & crutches down first
The following are possible means of fitting a patient for adjustable axillary crutches except to:
a. Subtract 16 inches lateral to the foot
b. Place the patient in standing with their shoes on, with the crutches placed 16 inches lateral to the foot
c. Place the patient supine and measure from the anterior axillary fold to the bottom of the foot and add 2
inches
d. Place the patient supine & measure from the anterior axillary fold to the lateral heel and add two inches
b. Place the patient in standing with their shoes on, with the crutches placed 16 inches lateral to the foot
You are teaching a pt who fractured his left tibia how to use crutches using 4-point gait pattern. Which of the
following describes this pattern:
a. Right crutch, left foot, left crutch, right foot
b. Left crutch, right foot, left foot, right crutch
c. Left crutch, left foot, right crutch, right foot
d. Left crutch, right foot, right crutch, left foot
d. Left crutch, right foot, right crutch, left foot
In the upright position, the height of the cane is measured from the level of the:
a. Wrist
b. Tip of 3rd finger
c. Greater trochanter
d. Tip of 5th finger
c. Greater trochanter
A PT measures elbow flexion while a patient grasps the handgrip of a walker in standing. The therapist
records elbow flexion as 35 degrees. Which statement best describes the height of the walker:
a. The walker is too low for the patient
b. The walker is too high for the patient
c. The walker height is appropriate for the patient
d. Not enough information is given to assess walker height
b. The walker is too high for the patient
The height of the platform forearm crutches is measured with the elbows flexed to:
a. 30 degrees
b. 60 degrees
c. 90 degrees
d. 10 degrees
c. 90 degrees
The PT is analyzing a patient’s gait with descending stairs. During left single limb stance, the patient
demonstrates a right pelvic drop with left trunk lean. The PT hypothesis is:
a. Weak right gluteus medius with left trunk lean to move center of mass towards stronger side
b. Weak left gluteus medius with left trunk lean to move center of mass towards weaker side
c. Weak left quadrates lumborum producing left trunk lean
d. Weak right gluteus medius with left trunk lean to move center of mass towards stronger side
b. Weak left gluteus medius with left trunk lean to move center of mass towards weaker side
Are used for patients with triceps weakness:
a. Canadian crutch
b. Platform crutch
c. Triceps crutch
d. A and C
e. Loftstrand crutches
d. A and C
Muscles that hold crutch to side of the chest:
a. Scapular depressors
b. Shoulder adductors
c. Elbow extensors
d. Shoulder flexors, extensors, & abductors
b. Shoulder adductors
A patient is recovering from a compound fracture of the right lower leg which has been casted. The referral is for gait training, non weight bearing on right leg. The safest gait pattern to instruct this patient is in:
a. 2 point
b. 3 point
c. 4 point
d. swing to
b. 3 point
Most difficult gait pattern to teach your patient?
a. Swing-through
b. Swing-to
c. 4 point gait
d. 3 point gait
c. 4 point gait
Most difficult gait pattern to perform by your patient?
a. Swing-through
b. Swing-to
c. 4 point gait
d. 3 point gait
a. Swing-through
If your patient cannot support weight on one leg but has a good muscular strength and coordination, which crutch walking gait would you choose?
a. Swing through- 3 point gait
b. 4 point gait
c. 2 point gait
d. Swing-to gait
a. Swing through- 3 point gait
The PT is evaluating a 36 y/o woman to fit her with appropriate wheelchair. Recent injury caused C6 quadriplegia. What is the correct way to measure length of the footrests for the pt permanent wheelchair?
a. From the pt’s popliteal fossa to the heel and add 1 inch
b. From the pt’s popliteal fossa to the heel and subtract 1 inch
c. From the pt’s popliteal fossa to the 1st MT head and add 1 inch
d. From the pt’s popliteal fossa to the 1st MT head and subtract 1 inch
a. From the pt’s popliteal fossa to the heel and add 1 inch
What is the usual camber angle of a manual wheelchair?
a. 2-5 degrees
b. 3-9 degrees
c. 8-10 degrees
d. 10-15 degrees
b. 3-9 degrees
Used by C7 SCI patient:
a. Vertical handrims
b. Friction handrims
c. Oblique handrims d. Standard handrims
b. Friction handrims
Problem with increase seat width in wheelchair:
a. Decrease trunk stability
b. Problem in propelling the wheelchair
c. Pressure on popliteal area
d. All of the above
b. Problem in propelling the wheelchair
Foot rest clearance of a wheelchair is about ______ from the floor:
a. 1 inch
b. 4 inches
c. 2 inches
d. NOTA
c. 2 inches
High back rest is prescribed for a:
a. Quadriplegic SCI
b. Paraplegic
c. CVA patient
d. Amputee patient
a. Quadriplegic SCI