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Grade V Maitland mobilizations are a manipulation—a quick, high-velocity thrust delivered at the end of the joint’s available motion. This single impulse is aimed at the limit of motion to reset the joint mechanics and improve mobility, and it’s performed with minimal amplitude but with a rapid, all-or-nothing motion. This distinguishes it from the other grades, which involve slower, oscillatory glides within or at the end range without a thrust. So the statement describing a high-velocity thrust at the end of ROM best captures Grade V.