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Brain teaser!  Test yourself.  The answer is at the bottom.

An OTR is passively extending a client’s elbow while palpating the joint at the end range.  The individual is unable to fully extend and the clinician is able to sense the immobility by touch.

The OTR is assessing the ____   ____ to determine the type of actual end range.

Reviewing the right textbooks and journals is an integral part to your NBCOT Certification Examination studies.  How do you get on track and make sure you have the right material?  One step in the right direction is reviewing the 2008 NBCOT Textbook and Journal Survey.

NBCOT contacts U.S. occupational therapy programs to determine what students are using in the classroom.  The next step is incorporating the most recent edition resources to develop and revise actual exam questions for the COTA and OTR exams.

The best place to find this survey is to visit www.nbcot.org.  Once you navigate to the site, click on the useful links icon in the exam candidates section. 

Here are some picks from OT-ADVANTAGE.COM on great books to impact your studies and jumpstart your study plan!

OTR Exam Picks:

1. Occupational Therapy for Children 5^th edition
2. Pedretti’s Occupational Therapy 6^th edition
3. Willard & Spackman’s Occupational Therapy 11^th edition
4. Occupational Therapy for Physical Dysfunction 6^th edition
5. The Merck Manual
6. Introduction to Splinting: A Clinical Reasoning and Problem-Solving Approach 3^rd edition
7. Ethics in Rehabilitation
8. Psychosocial Occupational Therapy 2^nd edition
9. Vision, Perception, & Cognition 4^th ed

COTA Exam Picks:

1. Occupational Therapy for Children 5^th edition
2. Pedretti’s Occupational Therapy 6^th edition
3. Willard & Spackman’s Occupational Therapy 11^th edition
4. Occupational Therapy for Physical Dysfunction 6^th edition
5. Mental Health Concepts & Techniques for the OTA 4^th edition
6. Introduction to Splinting: A Clinical Reasoning and Problem-Solving Approach 3^rd edition
7. Physical Dysfunction Practice Skills for the OTA 2^nd edition
8. Ethics in Rehabilitation
9. Psychosocial Occupational Therapy 2^nd edition
10. Vision, Perception, & Cognition 4^th ed

Please note, these are suggestions on texts to incorporate into your studies.  These are not meant to substitute or limit your current choices.

*Answer to the brain teaser is end feel