AccessPT Channel, Weekly Physical Therapy Conundrum

PT Question of the Week - Sensory assessment

You are watching a student physical therapist perform a sensory assessment on a patient. The student physical therapist places two identical wooden blocks in front of the patient but with a 1-pound weight difference. What test is the student therapist most likely about to perform?

1. Stereognosis

2. Barognosis

3. Graphesthesia

4. Dysdiadochokinesia

The solution will be posted in a few days