Which rehabilitation principle refers to arranging activities in logical order?

• A. Specific sequencing.
• B. Avoid aggravation.
• C. Compliance.
• D. Intensity.

Answer: (A)

Arranging activities in a logical order means designing rehab tasks so each step builds on what came before, moving from simpler to more complex as the patient’s abilities improve. This sequencing supports safe progression, motor learning, and gradual increases in demand, so the patient can practice skills in a way that reinforces correct movement and confidence. For example, in physical therapy you’d start with easy, controlled movements or ROM, then add assisted or active movements, followed by strengthening and functional tasks that simulate real activities. This orderly progression keeps the program coherent and prevents jumping ahead to tasks the patient isn’t ready for.

Other principles focus on different aims: avoiding aggravation is about not choosing tasks that worsen symptoms, compliance concerns whether the patient follows the plan, and intensity deals with how hard the tasks are. None of those address the deliberate order of activities, which is why arranging tasks in a logical sequence is the best fit.