You are asked to do "selective stretching" with a patient with a spinal cord injury.Which of the following best describes the concept of this particular technique?
A) The duration and frequency of the treatment sessions are limited to 5 minutes once a day as a precaution.
B) Active and passive stretching techniques are alternated so that the muscle spindle will regenerate.
C) You allow tightness of specific muscles to remain in order to optimize function.
D) PNF patterns are used to encourage reflexive responses.
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