What is the most common cause of disability in the United States?:
Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
Cardiovascular disease (CVD)
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Diabetes
A slow heart rate is called:
Bradycardia
Arrhythmia
Dysrhythmia
Tachycardia
The most common cerebral vascular accidents (CVS) are:
Thrombotic strokes
Embolic strokes
Hemorrhagic strokes
Transient ischemic attacks (TIAs)
Loss of ability to use or understand language is:
Aphasia
Apraxia
Dysphagia
Agnosia
Damage at the cervical level of the spinal cord will result in:
Hemiplegia
Paraplegia
Paraparesis
Tetraplegia
Most Spinal Cord Injuries (SCIs) result from:
Falls
Motor vehicle crashes
Gunshot wounds
Sports accidents
Autonomic hyperreflexia, which is a potentially life threatening problem for individuals with injuries about the T6 level is:
An epileptic episode
An episode of extremely high blood pressure
A severe muscle spasm
A loss of consciousness
Chronic pain is best understood from which model?:
Medical
Rehabilitation
Biopsychosocial
Educational
Complex regional pain syndrome develops:
When the nervous system becomes overreactive after an initial localized injury
As a result of severe, incapacitating headaches
From back pain that is not treated in the first six weeks
From muscle tenderness and stiffness that generalizes over a large area
What percent of individuals who experience an episode of low back pain return to work in one month:
10
25
50
80
