An 18-Year-Old Patient Comes to Therapy Complaining of Painful Finger

question 17

Multiple Choice

An 18-year-old patient comes to therapy complaining of painful finger movement and numbness in her forearm and hand.What would you do first?

• A) Notify the physical therapist (PT).
• B) Explain that this is a normal side effect of having a cast on the arm.
• C) Elevate the extremity and perform gentle ROM exercise on the affected hand.
• D) Continue with the prescribed therapy.

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