Ana is a 51-year-old rehabilitation patient who has had a head injury resulting from a car accident. She has extreme difficulty controlling her arms to reach for objects and moving her body into different positions. Your OT department asks you to work on Ana’s sense or proprioception. What activity could you use to address this area?
Explanation
Answer: B. To address proprioception, or Ana’s ability to sense her position in space, you could complete joint compressions to Ana’s upper extremities followed by NDT mat techniques involving weight bearing. Both of these activities will facilitate Ana’s sense of proprioception by providing input to Ana’s upper-extremity joints, limbs, and trunk through compression and weight bearing in different physical positions - such as prone on elbows, side sitting, or all fours.
