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Title: An OT practitioner is screening a client's wrist extension strength. The client is able to actively ... Post by: escoba on Jan 26, 2018 An OT practitioner is screening a client's wrist extension strength. The client is able to actively extend the wrist partially against gravity. Because of a joint limitation, the client's forearm can-not be placed in neutral rotation.
What is the appropriate muscle grade? A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3 Title: An OT practitioner is screening a client's wrist extension strength. The client is able to actively ... Post by: clew0012 on Jan 26, 2018 ANS: C
In this situation the therapist must use clinical judgment and modify the grading. Even though testing could not be done in the gravity-minimized plane, partial motion against gravity would be graded as 2. Grades 0 and 1 are not appropriate because the client has more than a trace contrac-tion. Grade 3 is not appropriate because the client could not move through complete motion against gravity. Title: An OT practitioner is screening a client's wrist extension strength. The client is able to actively ... Post by: escoba on Jan 26, 2018 Thanks again and again
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