How should the hands of a caregiver be placed during an attempt to facilitate a muscle contraction?
A) Directly over the contracting muscles
B) Directly over the muscles that are required to relax
C) Directly lateral to the contracting muscles
D) Over the distal portion of the muscle tendons

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Hand placement by the caregiver should provide a tactile contact and stimulus to the major muscles involved in producing the desired extremity movement.The caregiver's grasp should contact the skin surface overlying the muscle bellies that are to contract and avoid contact with the muscle or muscles that are to relax during the exercise.

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