Flex Therapist CEUs

1. Time frames for specific interventions commence on the date of injury.

2. Active interventions emphasizing patient responsibility, such as therapeutic exercise and/or functional treatment, are generally emphasized over passive modalities, especially as treatment processes.

3. Exercise program goals should incorporate which of the following?

4. If a given treatment or modality is not producing positive results within ______ weeks, the treatment should be either modified or discontinued.

5. The prognosis drops precipitously for returning an injured worker to work once he/she has been temporarily totally disabled for more than four months.

6. The patient should never be released to work with non-specific and vague descriptions such as, 'sedentary' or 'light duty.'

7. Some patients may require treatment after maximum medical improvement has been declared in order to maintain their functional state.

8. When obtaining a description of pain, which of the following is of particular importance?

9. The use of a patient-completed pain drawing is highly recommended, especially during the first ___________ following injury, to assure that all work-related symptoms are being addressed.

10. Which of the following incomplete spinal cord injury syndromes is characterized by ipsilateral motor weakness and proprioceptive disturbance with contralateral alteration in pain and temperature perception below the level of the lesion?

11. According to the American Spine Injury Association impairment scale, which spinal cord lesion is classified as: 'Sensory but not motor function is preserved below the neurological level and includes the sacral segments S4-S5.'?

12. Neck pain is prevalent in the population with an annual rate of approximately 30-50%, however only between 2-12% report activity limitation.

13. There is strong evidence that degenerative disc disease is related to whiplash and general non-radicular neck pain.

14. Which of the following may increase neck pain?

15. Which of the following generally renders the most information of the cervical spine?

16. There is some evidence that the majority of workers over 60 show evidence of disc degeneration and posterior disc protrusions are present in the majority of asymptomatic workers over 40 years of age.

17. There is some evidence that patients who smoke respond less well to nonoperative spine care and that quitting smoking results in greater improvement.

18. Therapeutic injections should only be used after diagnostic injections and imaging studies have established pathology which has not clinically improved after active engagement of ________ weeks of physical therapy.

19. All injections must be accompanied by active therapy.

20. Components of the functional capacity evaluation may include which of the following?

21. Before diagnostic tests or referrals for invasive treatment take place, the patient should be able to clearly articulate all of the following, except:

22. Indications for biofeedback include which of the following?

23. Common examples of functional change include all of the following, except:

24. Absolute contraindications to diagnostic injections include pain of _____ points or less on a 10-point Visual Analog Scale measurement.

25. The post-procedure active therapy for radio frequency denervation - medial branch neurotomy/facet rhizotomy includes instruction and participation in a long-term home-based program of which of the following?

26. Patients with addiction problems or high dose opioid or other drugs of abuse use should not use interdisciplinary rehabilitation in conjunction with inpatient or outpatient chemical dependence treatment programs.

27. All of the following are true regarding therapeutic exercise programs, except:

28. Providers of care should have a thorough understanding of the patient's personality profile, especially if dependency issues are involved.

29. Acetaminophen is an effective analgesic with anti-pyretic and anti-inflammatory activity.

30. Chronic use of NSAIDs is generally not recommended due to increased risk of hepatic toxicity.

31. Primary principles and objectives of the application of cervical orthosis include:

32. In acute strain/sprain type injuries, use of cervical collars may prolong disability, limit early mobilization, promote psychological dependence, and limit self-activity.

33. Education of which of the following should be the primary emphasis in the treatment of low back/neck pain and disability?

34. There is some evidence that a 2 day course focusing on the biopsychosocial model with an emphasis on the goals of returning to usual activities and fitness is as effective in reducing disability as _____ sessions of manual therapy sessions provided by physiotherapists and more limited patient education.

35. Prolonged immobility results in all of the following, except:

36. Orthoses, such as cervical collars, are a form of immobility.

37. As part of rehabilitation, every attempt should be made to simulate work activities so that the authorized treating physician may promote adequate job performance.

38. Education and counseling for active therapy should include which of the following?

39. Post-operative treatment for posterior cervical laminoplasty may include 1 week of cervical bracing.

40. All of the following are true regarding post-operative treatment for total artificial cervical disc replacement, except: