Your Patient Has Rheumatoid Arthritis and Currently Is Exhibiting Acute

Your patient has rheumatoid arthritis and currently is exhibiting acute symptoms in the wrist.This patient will benefit from grade I or II mobilization techniques at this time because these techniques:

A) Increase the range of motion by stretching restrictions.
B) Temporarily relieve pain,thereby allowing freer motion of the wrist.
C) Retard synovitis and the progression of the disease process,if only temporarily.
D) Reduce preexisting deformity.