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A physical therapist administers the Modified Ashworth Scale to a patient with a suspected neurological injury. What is the MOST accurate description of the starting position when testing the elbow flexors?

1. Full extension of the elbow
2. 45 degrees of elbow flexion
3. 90 degrees of elbow flexion
4. 145 degrees of elbow flexion

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