Physical Therapy Examination and Assessment

by Antje Hüter-Becker, Mechthild Dölken

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783132580541
Publisher:	Thieme
Publication date:	12/17/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	234
File size:	27 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.

Table of Contents

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

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Jeff B. Yaver, PT (University of Florida Health, Jacksonville)
Description: This book outlines the evaluation and examination of patients by physical therapists and includes free online access to patient assessment forms. Originally written for a German audience, it was recently translated into English.
Purpose: The purpose is to assist physical therapy students in developing the evaluation techniques and examination procedures necessary to create a physical therapy diagnosis and a plan of care.
Audience: Physical therapy students are the intended audience for this book. The authors are both instructors in physical therapy educational programs in Germany.
Features: Initial chapters discuss the importance of the examination and evaluation of the patient. A retrospective assessment is included to assist novice clinicians gain insight and help them become expert clinicians. The general assessment, including range of motion, muscle and neural tissue, posture, and muscle balance, is covered. The inclusion of the calculation of body mass index and the use of skin calipers is unique. Examination of patients who present with pain as their main complaint is detailed in a separate chapter. Another chapter focuses on cardiopulmonary function evaluation. Evaluations such as blood pressure measurement, examination of nails, etc., and other measures that can be done in an office are reviewed. The photographs throughout the book are high quality and demonstrate the examination techniques well. Case studies are presented throughout to illustrate key points.
Assessment: Although this book is written for physical therapy students, it would appeal more to this audience if the chapters were organized by body part. This would allow for more detail about special tests for specific pathologies and evaluation procedures. However, the book does a good job of describing and illustrating the various neural tests and some provocation tests.

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