Question

A patient in a hospital setting had a TBI 3 days ago. The OTR is assessing the patient’s postural control by asking the patient to transfer from supine in bed to a seated position on the edge of the bed, and then put on a pair of pants. During this task, the patient requires 75% assistance to complete the transfer from supine to sitting. But once seated on the edge of the bed, the patient can independently maintain balance to dress lower extremities using both upper extremities. Which component of postural control is interfering with the patient’s performance during this dressing task?

Righting reaction
Equilibrium reaction
Protective reaction

Answer 1

Righting reaction

Step-by-step explanation:

This is because they have enough balance to stand up by themselves to get dressed but they are not able to get to the edge of the bed by themselves.