Identify the correct reason for the provision of physical therapy in an educational setting.
A) The patient cannot push her wheelchair from the classroom to the other side of campus, 1,000 ft.
B) The patient cannot walk from the classroom to the lunchroom (I).
C) The patient is now able to walk more than 100 feet today as compared to 10 feet following the last IEP.
D) The patient has not had any leg spasms since last week.

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The most appropriate response relates to the patient's inability to walk independently from the classroom to the lunchroom. Leg spasms are not necessarily an educational reason for treatment and walking more than 100 feet compared to the last IEP is a goal. Pushing the wheelchair such a long distance would not be a realistic goal for someone in an educational setting or in a wheelchair.

Identify the Correct Reason for the Provision of Physical Therapy