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Occupational Therapy Assistant

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To strengthen your stroke patient Roger’s right-upper extremity, you have him reach for cones with his left hand while supporting himself on his right hand and both knees. This technique incorporates the following therapeutic approach: _________.
  1. Brunnstrom’s Movement Therapy
  2. Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF)
  3. Bobath’s Neurodevelopmental Treatment (NDT)
  4. Carr and Shepherd’s Motor Relearning Program
Explanation
Answer: C. Bobath’s Neurodevelopmental Treatment (NDT) utilizes the principle that treatment should be directed toward redeveloping normal movement patterns. Weight bearing through the affected extremity facilitates co-contraction of the muscles in a normal pattern.
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