Mastering the art of manual muscle and sensory testing is the first step on your path to becoming a physical therapist (PT). This easy-to-follow, logically organized resource includes an overview of muscle strength assessment and precise anatomic testing techniques for upper extremities, lower extremities, and head, neck, and trunk; functional muscle tests; tests for mental status, cranial nerves, and superficial reflexes; and use of observational gait analysis as a screening tool. Photographs of testing procedures, line drawings of various innervations, and video clips showing manual muscle testing procedures augment your understanding of this important skill area. INDICE: 1. Introduction to Muscle Strength Testing2. Techniques of Manual Muscle Testing: Upper Extremity3. Techniques of Manual Muscle Testing: Head, Neck, and Trunk4. Techniques of Manual Muscle Testing: Lower Extremity5. Techniques of Functional Muscle Testing6. Techniques of Pediatric Muscle Testing7. Hand-held Dynamometry for Muscle Testing8. Techniques of the Sensory Examination9. Techniques of the Remainder of the Neurologic Examination: Coordination, Mental Status, Cranial Nerves, and Superficial Reflexes10. Observational Gait Analysis as a Screening ToolAppendix A: Average Joint Ranges of MotionAppendix B: Muscle Innervations by Spinal Cord LevelAppendix C: Muscle Innervations by Peripheral NerveIndex
- ISBN: 978-0-323-59628-2
- Editorial: Elsevier
- Encuadernacion: Desconocida
- Páginas: 656
- Fecha Publicación: 13/07/2020
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés