To Selectively Strengthen the Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Using Manual Resistance

question 27

Multiple Choice

To selectively strengthen the flexor digitorum superficialis using manual resistance exercise, position the patient's forearm in supination and wrist in neutral on a table.What should happen next?

• A)Stabilize the metacarpophalangeal and proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joints in neutral, then apply resistance to the distal phalanx as the patient flexes the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joint.
• B)Stabilize the metacarpophalangeal and DIP joints in neutral, then apply resistance to the middle phalanx as the patient flexes the PIP joint.
• C)Stabilize the PIP and DIP joints in neutral, then apply resistance to the proximal phalanx as the patient flexes the metacarpophalangeal joint.
• D)Without additional stabilization, apply resistance to the distal phalanx and ask the patient to flex the metacarpophalangeal, PIP, and DIP joints simultaneously.

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