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What would be the BEST position for an OTA to place a client for manual muscle testing of shoulder abduction for a score of 2 (poor) for this muscle group?

What type of team is MOST closely characterized by a group of various professionals from different disciplines that provide their own care to the client by performing their own evaluations, have separate treatment goals, and are responsible for their individual scope of practice as they work independently of each other?

While performing a manual muscle test on a client, the OTA can feel a muscle contraction but there is no discernable movement of the body part. What is the MOST accurate representation of the strength of this muscle?

As a part of a strengthening program after a CVA, a client is instructed to hold his affected limb with his stronger limb to take it through the full ROM. Which category would BEST describe this action?

When an OT practitioner is testing thumb abduction strength, where would she MOST likely provide stabilization?

An OT practitioner is instructing a client with muscular dystrophy in the use of a mobile arm support to support shoulder movement for self-feeding. Which category would this action BEST fall under?

According to the Philosophical Base of Occupational Therapy (AOTA, 2017), “All individuals have an innate need and right to engage in meaningful occupations throughout their lives. Participation in these occupations influences their development, health, and well-being across the lifespan. Thus, participation in meaningful occupations is a 

A client wants to maintain strength of musculature while immobilized in a cast. What type of exercises would an OTA MOST likely recommend?

Following a CVA, a client has a flaccid arm that he cannot move at all. An OT practitioner can, however, move the arm through a full ROM. How would the practitioner BEST document this finding in the electronic medical record?

An OT practitioner is assessing a client’s range of motion. He asks the client to raise her arm as high as she can in front of her. What term BEST describes the type of range of motion that is being assessed?