Your patient is in the return-to-function phase of rehabilitation after recovering from a sprained ankle.She wants to be able to resume her hobby of extensive gardening and yard work.Which of the following combinations of progressions for balance describes less to more difficult activities?
A)Stationary to moving surface, wide-base to narrow-base stance, high-magnitude to low-magnitude perturbations
B)Bilateral to unilateral stance, firm surface to soft surface, slow- to high-speed repetitions
C)Narrow-base to wide-base stance, bilateral to unilateral activities, small- to large-range motions
D)Single leg to tandem stance, open environment to closed environment, unresisted to resisted movements

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Progression from bilateral to unilateral stance and from firm surface to soft surface represents a progression from less to more difficult activities for balance. Additionally, progressing from slow to high-speed repetitions adds further challenge. The other progressions do not necessarily represent a clear progression from less to more difficult activities for balance.

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