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...ris of the stance limb is: isometric. eccentric. isotonic. concentric. A women with a fixed deformity of minus ten degrees of plantar flexion would have the greatest difficulty: walking down stairs. walking barefoot. walking with one inch heels. ascending a ramp. If a women developed a postnatal diastasis recti of less than two centimeters, all of the following exercises would be appropriate except for: posterior pelvic tilting in the quadruped position. head lifting in the supine hooklying position. head lifting with posterior pelvic tilting in the supine hooklying position. pelvic floor exercises. You are a private practitioner and have been treating a 55 year-old construction worker for bicipital tendonitis. He now reports to you that he has been waking up almost every night with significant aches and pains in his low back. While at work, the back pain is constant and is not relieved by rest. As his therapist you should: ask the patient to touch his toes. If the motion is full and pain does not increase, refer him back to his primary care physician for further evaluation. seek approval to treat this patient for facet joint impingement using deep heat and mobilization techniques. ask the patient to touch his toes. If the motion is full and pain does not increase, inform his primary care physician that you believe that patient is showing signs of malingering. try to identify comfortable positions for the patient and instruct him in using safe and proper body mechanics on the job which should ease his discomfort. To improve artistic performance, you should advise an opera singer to strengthen the: muscles of inspiration. abdominal muscles. oblique muscles. muscles of expiration. Excessive femoral anteversion will result in standing posture characterized by: internal rotation of the hip and toeing-out. e...