Your client LOVES diet coke but since her injury does not have the strength required to open pop bottles. She has identified "being able to independently open a bottle cap on a coke bottle" as her most important goal. You decide to design an adaptive device that will help her with that task. What design would be the most helpful to her?
Answer
A socket type device that fits over the cap with a long handle
A socket type device that fits over the cap with a short handle
A socket type device that fits over the cap with a thick handle
A socket type device that fits over the cap with a handle that bends 90 towards the table
Question 7
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To decrease pressure, you can either [blank_start]increase[blank_end] surface area, [blank_start]decrease[blank_end] force or both.
Answer
increase
decrease
decrease
increase
Question 8
Question
You are at an increased risk of falling when you shift your center of gravity outside your base of support.
Answer
True
False
Question 9
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Which of the following is the most stable base of support?
Answer
One foot
Two feet
C cane
Quad cane
Question 10
Question
What biomechanical changes occur during pregnancy?
Answer
The added weight on the abdomen shifts the center of gravity
Counterbalancing the added weight puts more force on the low back
Feet swell in an effort to increase the base of support
Gait stance widens to increase the base of support