An 18-Year-Old Patient Comes to Therapy Complaining of Painful Finger

An 18-year-old patient comes to therapy complaining of painful finger movement and numbness in her forearm and hand.What would you do first?

A) Notify the physical therapist (PT) .
B) Explain that this is a normal side effect of having a cast on the arm.
C) Elevate the extremity and perform gentle ROM exercise on the affected hand.
D) Continue with the prescribed therapy.