The rehabilitation nurse assisting a stroke patient to exercise is coaching him to contract and relax his muscles while keeping the extremity in a fixed position. Which type of exercise is the patient performing?
A) Passive
B) Isometric
C) Resistive
D) Abduction
Ans: B
Feedback: Isometric exercises are those in which there are alternating contraction and relaxation of a muscle while keeping the part in a fixed position. This exercise is performed by the patient. Passive exercises are carried out by the therapist or the nurse without assistance from the patient. Resistive exercises are carried out by the patient working against resistance produced by either manual or mechanical means. Abduction is movement of a part away from the midline of the body.
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