Which of the following is most important for the practitioner to keep in mind during the clinical observation when administering the occupation-based motion assessment?

A. The role that scapulohumeral rhythm will play in the client's success in completing these tasks
B. The possibility that loss of ROM and pain may be the greatest contributors to the client's inability to complete tasks successfully
C. The fact that people perform the same activity in a variety of ways depending on habits and learned experiences
D. The fact that the client may be using compensatory movements to complete tasks because of poor endurance and muscle weakness

ANS: C
Although C is the correct answer, the therapist must be mindful of the information presented in answers A, B, and D. The practitioner must not be influenced by what he or she may perceive to be the best way to move to complete the tasks during this assessment. The practitioner will have to distinguish between movement patterns occurring as the result of pathology versus those that result from to the client's habits and learned experience. As a result of this assessment, the practi-tioner may use intervention strategies to direct the client to more effective and efficient methods to complete tasks.