What is the best way to engage and palpate the gastrocnemius?
a. Have the client dorsiflex the foot with the knee joint flexed approximately 90 degrees.
b. Have the client dorsiflex the foot against resistance.
c. Have the client plantarflex the foot with the knee joint flexed approximately 90 degrees.
d. Have the client plantarflex the foot against resistance.
Ans: d. Have the client plantarflex the foot against resistance.
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