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To Selectively Strengthen the Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Using Manual Resistance

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To selectively strengthen the flexor digitorum superficialis using manual resistance exercise,position the patient's forearm in supination and wrist in neutral on a table;then:


A) Stabilize the MCP and PIP joints in neutral,then apply resistance to the distal phalanx as the patient flexes the DIP joint.
B) Stabilize the MCP and DIP joints in neutral,then apply resistance to the middle phalanx as the patient flexes the PIP joint.
C) Stabilize the PIP and DIP joints in neutral,then apply resistance to the proximal phalanx as the patient flexes the MCP joint.
D) Without additional stabilization,apply resistance to the distal phalanx and ask the patient to flex the MCP,PIP,and DIP joints simultaneously.

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