Antje Hüter-Becker, Mechthild Dölken

Physical Therapy Examination and Assessment (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Examination, clinical reasoning, therapeutic interventions, and the therapist-patient relationship all play an inseparable part in the physical therapy process. Physical Therapy and Assessment provides PT students with logical, step-by-step guidance on how to perform examinations, document findings, draw up individual treatment plans, and so help students gain a better understanding of this complex process.

Key Features include:

• More than 350 high-quality color photos and illustrations that accompany detailed assessment descriptions
• Specific guidance on: structures and functions of the musculoskeletal system; joint measurement based on the neutral zero method; testing intra-articular mobility; cardiopulmonary functions; cardiac stress; and exertion assessment
• A chapter devoted to pain assessment and management, with access to free patient assessment forms on Thieme's MediaCenter

All first-and second-year physical therapy students will find this book a valuable resource that enriches their learning experience and enables them to successfully examine and evaluate patients.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Thieme
• Seitenzahl: 234
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Dezember 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783131746511
• Artikelnr.: 65379733

Inhaltsangabe

1 The Physical Therapy Process: Examination, Clinical Reasoning, and Reflection
1.1 The Physical Therapy Process
1.2 Clinical Reasoning as Part of the Physical Therapy Process
1.3 Critical Phases in the Physical Therapy Process Reflection Phases
2 Examination of Structures and Functions of the Locomotor System
2.1 Testing Structures
2.2 Testing of General Functions
3 Examining Posture and Muscle Balance
3.1 Posture
3.2 Diagnosis
3.3 Musculature
4 Pain as the Chief Symptom
4.1 Theoretical Foundations of Pain as a Chief Symptom
4.2 Physical Therapy Examination of Patients Whose Chief Symptom is Pain
5 Examining Cardiopulmonary Functions
5.1 Respiration Examining the Pulmonary System
5.2 Examination of Cardiac Functions