Fundamentals of the Physical Therapy Examination Enhanced Edition Patient Interview and Tests and Measures

Download or read book Fundamentals of the Physical Therapy Examination Enhanced Edition Patient Interview and Tests and Measures written by Associate Professor Doctor of Physical Therapy Program University of Indianapolis Krannert School of Physical Therapy Indianapolis Indiana Stacie J Fruth and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2015-06-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces physical therapy students to screening and examination techniques, across all body systems. Experienced clinicians make numerous and rapid decisions about what questions to ask during a patient interview, what systems need to be screened for problems that lie outside the scope of physical therapy, and what tests and measures must be performed during an initial patient examination. Physical therapy students and some new graduates often struggle with this decision-making process and answering the "why" questions. This text provides the reader with fundamental, step-by-step approach to the subjective and objective portions of the examination process for a broad spectrum of patients within the musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, integumentary, and cardiopulmonary realms (according to the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice). Ample rationale is provided for why a test/measure would or would not be selected based on the patient's diagnosis or presentation. In addition to rationale to help with the clinical decision-making process, case examples and documentation will also be provided.