Active care includes improvements in which of the following?

• A. Proprioception and balance
• B. Avoiding education
• C. Pain avoidance
• D. Labeling with disease

Answer: (A)

Active care centers on engaging patients in movements and tasks that restore sensorimotor function. Improving proprioception and balance is central because proprioception provides the brain with information about joint position and movement, while balance reflects how well the body integrates sensory input to control posture during activity. Through targeted exercises like balance training, neuromuscular drills, and functional movements, patients regain coordination, confidence, and function. The other options describe approaches that are not active participation or patient education—avoiding education, focusing on pain avoidance, or labeling with disease—which run counter to the active, self-management focus of active care.