While observing the patient eating in the dining room,the physical therapist notes that the patient has difficulty both reaching for a cup and bringing food to the mouth.The patient often does not reach out far enough to touch the cup and misses the mouth with the fork.After several attempts,the patient is often able to accomplish the task.What is the appropriate term to describe this functional limitation?

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Dysmetria is defined as difficulty with movement precision, which can result in overshooting or undershooting the desired target. In this case, the patient is having difficulty reaching for the cup and bringing food to the mouth, indicating a problem with movement precision. Dyssynergia refers to the lack of coordinated movements between different muscle groups, dysdiadochokinesia refers to difficulty with rapid alternating movements, and nystagmus refers to involuntary eye movement. None of these terms accurately describe the functional limitation seen in this scenario.

While Observing the Patient Eating in the Dining Room,the Physical