The Goal of This Exercise Is to Increase the Flexibility

question 29

Multiple Choice

The goal of this exercise is to increase the flexibility (extensibility) of the pectoralis major muscle.You teach the patient to stand facing a corner with the shoulders abducted to 90°, elbows flexed to 90°, and hands and forearms placed on the walls.You tell the patient to relax into the stretch (by leaning into the corner) for 30 seconds; push his forearms into the walls for a count of six; then relax and lean forward toward the corner again and hold for 30 seconds.The self-stretching technique the patient is using is:

• A)Hold-relax (contract-relax).
• B)Contract-relax-contract (hold-relax-agonist contraction).
• C)Agonist contraction.
• D)Static-progressive stretching.

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