As Preparation for Standing and Gait Activities,the Therapist Has Determined

question 10

Multiple Choice

As preparation for standing and gait activities,the therapist has determined the patient needs to participate in a stability exercise to increase hip and trunk stability and strength while decreasing the base of support and raising the center of mass from the supine position.The patient has significant extensor spasticity of the lower extremities.What would be an appropriate mat activity to use with this patient?

• A)Sit-to-stand with resistance
• B)Sitting weight shifts while reaching
• C)Stabilizing reversals in quadruped
• D)Resisted bridging

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Definitions:

Alkanes

Saturated hydrocarbons consisting only of carbon and hydrogen atoms, in a straight or branched chain arrangement, where all carbon-carbon bonds are single bonds.

Energy Conformation

Describes the potential energy of a molecule as a function of its structural rotation around single bonds, important in understanding molecular stability and reactivity.

Decane

A straight-chain alkane with ten carbon atoms; a hydrocarbon molecule with the formula C10H22.

Zig-zag Conformation

A representation of the spatial arrangement of carbon atoms in saturated hydrocarbons, indicating a sequential alternation in direction.