Muscle and Sensory Testing
- 5th Edition - September 3, 2029
- Latest edition
- Editor: Nancy Berryman Reese
- Language: English
- Spiral-bound ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 4 0 0 3 8 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 4 0 0 3 9 - 1
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… Read more
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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.
• Photographs and illustrations demonstrate various techniques to help you better understand positioning, stabilization, and common substitutions. • Chapters follow a logical progression from muscle testing to sensory testing to gait assessment, making the learning process clear. • Chapters on dynamometry, sensory examination, neurologic examination, and gait provide you with additional need-to-know information on these key topics.
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Tentative 5e TOC: 1. Introduction to Muscle Strength Testing 2. Techniques of Manual Muscle Testing: Upper Extremity 3. Techniques of Manual Muscle Testing: Head, Neck, and Trunk 4. Techniques of Manual Muscle Testing: Lower Extremity 5. Techniques of Functional Muscle Testing 6. Techniques of Pediatric Muscle Testing 7. Hand-held Dynamometry for Muscle Testing 8. Techniques of the Sensory Examination 9. Techniques of the Remainder of the Neurologic Examination: Coordination, Mental Status, Cranial Nerves, and Superficial Reflexes 10. Observational Gait Analysis as a Screening Tool Appendix A: Average Joint Ranges of Motion Appendix B: Muscle Innervations by Spinal Cord Level Appendix C: Muscle Innervations by Peripheral Nerve Index
- Edition: 5
- Latest edition
- Published: September 3, 2029
- Language: English
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Nancy Berryman Reese
Affiliations and expertise
Dean, College of Health and Behavioral Sciences
University of Central Arkansas