An OTA is working with a client who has experienced a CVA. The OTA shows the client a video of a person picking up coins. After watching the video, the OTA has the client pick up coins. The client will also watch this video at home as a part of her home exercise program. Which intervention is the OTA utilizing with this client?

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The OTA is utilizing action observation to help the client improve her ability to pick up coins. This intervention involves watching someone perform a task and then attempting to perform the same task oneself. It can help with motor learning and cognitive processing, especially in those who have experienced a stroke or other neurological injury. Mental practice and mirror therapy are related interventions, but not specifically utilized in this scenario. Constraint-induced movement therapy is a more intensive intervention typically used in cases of upper extremity hemiparesis.

An OTA Is Working with a Client Who Has Experienced