Of the Following Choices, Which Is the Most Appropriate Application

question 4

Multiple Choice

Of the following choices, which is the most appropriate application of the hold-relax (contract-relax) method of muscle inhibition and elongation of the gastrocnemius muscle? Extend the patient's knee, stabilize the lower leg, and:

• A)Place the patient's ankle in as much dorsiflexion as is comfortable; have the patient isometrically contract the plantar flexors against resistance for 6 to 10 seconds.Then have the patient relax as you passively dorsiflex the ankle.
• B)Place the patient's ankle in a fully plantar flexed position.Have the patient concentrically contract the dorsiflexors against your manual resistance through as much ROM as possible.
• C)Place the patient's ankle in as much dorsiflexion as possible; have the patient isometrically contract the dorsiflexors against resistance for 6 to 10 seconds.Then have the patient relax as you passively dorsiflex the ankle.
• D)Place the patient's ankle in a comfortably dorsiflexed position; have the patient concentrically contract the plantar flexors against your resistance through the available ROM.Then have the patient dorsiflex the ankle as far as possible.

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