An OT Practitioner Is Working with a 55-Year-Old Client with Osteoarthritis.She

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An OT practitioner is working with a 55-year-old client with osteoarthritis.She has pain at the base of her thumb at the carpometacarpal (CMC) joint and nodes at several of the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints.She reports attending a yoga class the previous evening that required weight bearing on her hands.Her pain increased after the class and still persists during her OT appointment.What should the OT practitioner tell the patient?

• A) Continue the yoga class to increase strength.
• B) Avoid any activity that causes pain for more than 1 to 2 hours after completion.
• C) Review joint protection principles.
• D) B and C.

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