You Are Working with a Patient Who Has Pain in Both

Multiple Choice

You are working with a patient who has pain in both hamstrings, and you plan on doing some soft-tissue work in each leg to facilitate resolution of the pain. What would be the best way to drape this patient during this treatment?

A) Drape a sheet over both legs and roll up the sheet from the bottom until both legs are exposed.
B) Drape a sheet over both legs and expose one leg at a time, securing the sheet so that it does not move.
C) Ask the patient to remove his or her pants one leg at a time so that you can work on the exposed leg.
D) Position the patient in sidelying and place a towel over the bottom leg so the top leg is exposed.