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ATP Seating & Mobility Assessment Flashcards

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  1. During a mat assessment for a wheelchair user with spinal cord injury, the ATP finds a flexible pelvic obliquity. What is the MOST appropriate intervention?

    Answer: Use a solid seat insert with a wedge to accommodate the drop side

    A flexible obliquity can often be accommodated using a wedge under the lower side to level the pelvis and improve alignment.

  2. Which muscle group weakness most commonly contributes to posterior pelvic tilt in seated wheelchair users?

    Answer: Hip extensors and abdominals

    Weak hip extensors and abdominals allow the pelvis to rotate posteriorly, causing a sacral sitting posture.

  3. A client presents with high muscle tone and extensor thrust. Which seating intervention is MOST likely to reduce the thrust?

    Answer: Increasing seat-to-back angle to open hip angle beyond 90 degrees

    Opening the hip angle beyond 90 degrees can reduce extensor tone by inhibiting the extensor thrust reflex pattern.

  4. What does the term 'windswept deformity' describe in the context of seating assessment?

    Answer: Asymmetrical hip rotation with both femurs displaced to one side

    Windswept deformity refers to one hip in adduction/internal rotation while the other is in abduction/external rotation, with both femurs shifted to one side.

  5. When measuring seat depth for a wheelchair, what landmark is used as the posterior reference point?

    Answer: Ischial tuberosities

    Seat depth is measured from the ischial tuberosities to the popliteal fossa, minus 1–2 inches clearance.

  6. An ATP is assessing a client who reports increased spasticity since receiving a new wheelchair cushion. What is the MOST likely cause?

    Answer: Cushion pressure relief is inadequate, causing pain that triggers spasticity

    Pain from inadequate pressure relief is a known trigger for increased spasticity and should be evaluated first.

  7. Which assessment tool is specifically designed to measure functional seating skills and postural control in wheelchair users?

    Answer: Seated Postural Control Measure (SPCM)

    The Seated Postural Control Measure (SPCM) evaluates both alignment and function specifically in the seated position.