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Toolkit of All Toolkits

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OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY FIELDWORK TOOLKIT A list of important items for all your fieldwork and professional needs.  1. Range of Motion and Degrees (MUST HAVE!)   2.  Range of Motion (Angles) 3. Manual Muscle Testing Grading 5 Normal subject completes ROM against gravity with maximal resistance 4+ Good Plus completes ROM against gravity with moderate-maximal resistance 4 Good completes ROM against gravity with moderate resistance 4- Good Minus completes ROM against gravity with minimal-moderate resistance 3+ Fair Plus completes ROM against gravity with only minimal resistance 3 Fair completes ROM against gravity without manual resistance 3- Fair Minus does not complete the range of motion against gravity, but does complete more than half of the range 2+ Poor Plus is able to initiate movement agai