Which facilitation technique uses a battery-operated brush on the skin overlying the muscle to facilitate movement responses and static holding?

Which facilitation technique uses a battery-operated brush on the skin overlying the muscle to facilitate movement responses and static holding?

• A. Cold (Cryotherapy)
• B. NMES
• C. Fast brushing
• D. Hippotherapy

Answer: (C)

Rapid, light tactile skin stimulation to facilitate motor output. A battery-operated brush delivers quick, brushing strokes over the skin covering the involved muscle to provoke a brisk, automatic movement response and help the person achieve and hold a movement or position. This approach uses proprioceptive-like input to prime the nervous system for action and support static holding. Why this fits: the technique relies on fast, sensory stimulation to elicit movement and stabilize posture, which is exactly what is described. It’s not about cooling the area or numbing it (that would be cold therapy), nor about electrically stimulating the muscle (that would be NMES), nor about therapy with a horse (hippotherapy).

Rapid, light tactile skin stimulation to facilitate motor output. A battery-operated brush delivers quick, brushing strokes over the skin covering the involved muscle to provoke a brisk, automatic movement response and help the person achieve and hold a movement or position. This approach uses proprioceptive-like input to prime the nervous system for action and support static holding.

Why this fits: the technique relies on fast, sensory stimulation to elicit movement and stabilize posture, which is exactly what is described. It’s not about cooling the area or numbing it (that would be cold therapy), nor about electrically stimulating the muscle (that would be NMES), nor about therapy with a horse (hippotherapy).