Identify the statement that would indicate physical therapy.
A) The patient had a traumatic amputation and will be fitted for prosthesis next week.
B) The patient cannot speak or understand the spoken word.
C) The patient was involved in a motor vehicle accident (MVA) and was diagnosed with a C6 spinal cord injury (SCI).
D) The patient had a (R) cerebrovascular accident (CVA) and can no longer walk independently.

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The only statement that identifies why a patient would specifically need physical therapy relates to the response regarding a (R) CVA and the inability to walk independently. In this case, the patient would need physical therapy to learn to walk again. Just because the patient had a traumatic amputation and will be fitted for a prosthesis next week, cannot understand or speak, and had a SCI does not entitle them to physical therapy. The patient must have some type of functional problem related to the medical diagnosis to warrant physical therapy.

Identify the Statement That Would Indicate Physical Therapy