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Occupational Therapy Assistant

Category - Implementing Interventions

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How would you set up a reaching activity for a patient with Parkinson’s disease?
  1. Make sure the objects grasped are lightweight to compensate for weakness.
  2. Make sure the objects grasped are large to compensate for poor coordination.
  3. Make sure the objects grasped are heavy to compensate for upper-extremity tremors.
  4. Make sure the objects grasped are small to work on fine motor skills.
Explanation
Answer: C. You would set up a reaching activity for a patient with Parkinson’s disease by making sure the objects grasped are heavy to compensate for upper-extremity tremors. Adding weight to an activity helps control tremors. Another strategy would be to have the patient wear wrist weights.
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