An advantage of the occupation-based functional motion assessment is that the OT practitioner as the opportunity to do which of the following?

A. Measure muscle strength.
B. Observe complex motor patterns required to fully engage in occupations.
C. Gain information about movement of a specific limb.
D. Measure flexibility of joint components.

ANS: B
The occupation-based functional motion assessment goes beyond the information that can be ob-tained from the more formal and structured ROM and muscle testing assessments in that the fo-cus is not on specific musculoskeletal, neurophysiological, or sensory systems but rather on the client's ability to integrate these systems to produce complex motor patterns required to success-fully engage in functional, work, and leisure activities.

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