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A physical therapist is teaching a patient with C5 ASIA A SCI to roll from supine to prone. The therapist instructs the patient to swing the arms in an arc 45 degrees above the plane of the body with shoulders externally rotated and forearms supinated. Why are the arms positioned at 45 degrees rather than perpendicular to the mat?

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Because the patient lacks triceps and cannot maintain elbow extension if arms are swung perpendicular to the mat

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