Your Patient Is Recovering from a Low Back Injury That

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Your patient is recovering from a low back injury that occurred when picking up her 15-lb infant 4 weeks ago.The symptoms are no longer acute.She has learned the basic drawing-in maneuver and neutral spine position and can maintain her neutral spine while rolling, transitioning from supine to sit and from sit to stand.Now you plan to progress her exercises in order to improve her ability to return to managing household responsibilities.How should you progress the exercises to improve the stabilizing function in the abdominals?

A) Wall slides, beginning with 10 repetitions; progress to 25, then begin squats
B) Maintain neutral spine while walking for 10 minutes two times a day; progress to 5 times a day
C) Curl-ups on a mat; progress to doing curl-ups on an unstable surface such as a gym ball
D) Supine; maintain neutral spine while alternating arms, then add alternating legs; increase repetitions until she can hold the position for 3 minutes; progress difficulty by increasing the lever arm or adding weights to arms and legs