A trainer notices persistent unexplained numbness during exercise. What is the appropriate professional action?
- AAssign nerve-gliding exercises and recheck the numbness next week
- BStop provoking tasks and refer for a qualified clinical assessment
- CRefer the client to a massage therapist to release the tight muscles
- DContinue training while the client keeps a symptom diary for a month
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Answer
B
Persistent, unexplained numbness may signal a nerve or vascular problem. The trainer stops provoking tasks and refers to a physician or qualified clinician.
A
Nerve-gliding is a treatment for a presumed nerve problem; prescribing it assumes a diagnosis the trainer cannot make.
C
Unexplained numbness needs medical evaluation; a massage therapist is not the right first referral and the cause is still unknown.
D
Persistent unexplained numbness should not wait a month; continued training may aggravate the cause.
B
Persistent, unexplained numbness may signal a nerve or vascular problem. The trainer stops provoking tasks and refers to a physician or qualified clinician.