PTA Question of the Week - Planes of the body

Like

Share this post

Choose a social network to share with, or copy the URL to share elsewhere

This is a representation of how your post may appear on social media. The actual post will vary between social networks

You are discussing the various planes of the body with your supervising physical therapist. Which of the following planes is being utilized when a patient is performing shoulder internal and external rotation exercises using elastic tubing when positioned in standing with their arm positioned at the side and the elbow in 90 degrees of flexion?

1. Sagittal
2. Coronal
3. Transverse
4. Frontal

The solution will be posted in a few days

Create a Free MyAccess Profile

AccessMedicine Network is the place to keep up on new releases for the Access products, get short form didactic content, read up on practice impacting highlights, and watch video featuring authors of your favorite books in medicine. Create a MyAccess profile and follow our contributors to stay informed via email updates.