A Physical Therapist Is Working with a 44 Year-Old Woman

Multiple Choice

A physical therapist is working with a 44 year-old woman who has significant hemiparesis following a brain injury.The patient is unable to activate the hamstring muscle to move the limb through active range of motion and demonstrates 1+/2− manual muscle test (MMT) grade.Which type of muscle contraction and limb position would be most effective for exercise design initially to facilitate enhanced muscle activation in hamstrings when working with this patient in sidelying with limb on a power board?

A) Concentric contraction,start with the muscle in a lengthened position
B) Eccentric contraction,start with the muscle in a shortened position
C) Isometric contraction,start with the muscle in a mid-position
D) Isotonic contraction,start with the muscle in a shortened position