What Would Be Done to Progress a Patient Within an Aquatic

question 8

Multiple Choice

What would be done to progress a patient within an aquatic environment to promote greater amounts of weight-bearing?

• A)Encourage the patient to leave the water.
• B)Gradually decrease the depth of water in which the patient is weight-bearing.
• C)Gradually increase the depth of water in which the patient is weight-bearing.
• D)Encourage the patient to place more of his or her weight on the injured extremity in the water.

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Definitions:

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