You Must Measure Grip Strength for Doris, Your 58-Year-Old Hand

Multiple Choice

You must measure grip strength for Doris, your 58-year-old hand rehabilitation patient. What position will you have Doris place her arm in before you use a dynamometer to test her hand strength?

A) Shoulder adducted and neutrally rotated, elbow flexed to 90 degrees, forearm in neutral position, and wrist between 0-30 degrees dorsiflexion and 0-15 degrees ulnar deviation.
B) Shoulder adducted and neutrally rotated, elbow flexed to 90 degrees, forearm pronated to 90 degrees, and wrist between 0-30 degrees dorsiflexion and 0-15 degrees ulnar deviation.
C) Shoulder adducted and internally rotated, elbow flexed to 90 degrees, forearm pronated to 90 degrees, and wrist between 0-30 degrees dorsiflexion and 0-15 degrees ulnar deviation.
D) Shoulder flexed to 90 degrees and neutrally rotated, elbow extended, forearm neutrally rotated, and wrist between 0-30 degrees dorsiflexion and 0-15 degrees ulnar deviation.