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A physical therapist reads in the medical record that a patient exhibits asthenia. Which test would be the MOST useful to identify the presence of this condition?1.Manual resistance to assess muscle strength2.Marching in place3.Alternating finger to nose4.Placing feet on floor markers while walking
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