An OTA is working with a client who is experiencing spasticity on the right side of his body after a CVA. The client would like to be more independent in his ADLs. The OTA is placing the client's equipment on the left side of the body so that he will need to move in diagonal patterns to reach and then use it. Which treatment intervention is the OTA most likely utilizing with this client?

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Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) is a treatment technique that uses diagonal patterns of movement to facilitate motor control and function. By placing the client's equipment on the left side, the OTA is encouraging the use of these diagonal patterns, which is characteristic of PNF.

An OTA Is Working with a Client Who Is Experiencing