__________ most prevalent cardiovascular diseases associated with age

Total body water content decreases with age, thus dehydration is a problem

Exercises to strengthen back extensor muscles provide significant protection against spinal fractures

Nerve impulse transmission speeds up with aging

Much of loss in brain mass occurs in myelinated structures of_______matter

ICF creates a biopsychosocial model

Coexisting conditions affect impairment levels and functioning

Disability presents multiple barriers to leisure participation, PTs can assist with this

Clinical reasoning does not play an essential role in focused assessment

adaptations and environmental modifications are associated with the bottom up assessment

–Inter-Rater is associated with

•Standardized on a large number of individuals to create a normative score

•Each individual score is compared to the normal bell curve distribution of scores

Provides information to plan intervention

•Functional Independence Measure (FIM) is an Activity of Daily Living Instrument