Your client,who sustained a RCVA with resultant left hemiplegia,wants to regain the motor control to use the left hand to hold a glass while the uninvolved right hand pours from a pitcher.Which PNF pattern would be the closest approximation to this desired movement for the left upper extremity?

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D1 flexion pattern closely approximates the movement of holding a glass with the hand, involving flexion, adduction, and external rotation, which are necessary movements for stabilizing and holding an object like a glass.

Your Client,who Sustained a RCVA with Resultant Left Hemiplegia,wants to Regain