Fundamental Techniques That Every Patient with Spinal Impairments Should Learn

Multiple Choice

Fundamental techniques that every patient with spinal impairments should learn before progressing to basic and advanced training exercises include:

A) Strengthening exercises for the cervical and trunk stabilizers, including the abdominals, longus colli, quadratus lumborum, and cervical and lumbar multifidus muscles.
B) Safe use of weights and elastic resistance while maintaining the spine in a neutral posture.
C) Safe stretching techniques prior to any stabilization, strengthening, or power training.
D) Kinesthetic awareness of safe spinal positions and movement, activation of deep segmental muscles, and global muscle control of spinal posture when moving the extremities or moving from one position to another.