Testing Functional Performance
Chapter 9 Testing Functional Performance Introduction Chair Stand Gait Speed Short Physical Performance Battery Physical Performance Test Modified Physical Performance Test Timed Up and Go Stair Climb Floor Rise Gait…
Testing the Muscles of the Neck
Chapter 3 Testing the Muscles of the Neck Capital Extension Cervical Extension Combined Neck Extension Capital Flexion Cervical Flexion Combined Cervical Flexion Combined Flexion to Isolate a Single Sternocleidomastoid Cervical…
Alternatives to Manual Muscle Testing
Chapter 8 Alternatives to Manual Muscle Testing Introduction Equipment-based Testing Unilateral Knee Extension Test Leg Press Test Latissimus Dorsi Pull-down Test Free Weights Testing Isokinetic Testing Hand-held Muscle Dynamometry Elastic…
Ready Reference Anatomy
Chapter 11 Ready Reference Anatomy Using This Ready Reference Part 1. Alphabetical List of Muscles Part 2. List of Muscles by Region Part 3. Skeletal Muscles of the Human Body…
Ready Reference Anatomy
12 Ready Reference Anatomy Using This Ready Reference Part 1. Alphabetical List of Muscles Part 2. List of Muscles by Region Part 3. Skeletal Muscles of the Human Body Part…
Case Studies
Chapter 10 Case Studies Introduction Case 1. Shoulder Pain Case 2. Compromised Gait and Function Secondary to Muscle Weakness Case 3. Fatigue Secondary to Muscle Weakness Case 4. Muscle Weakness Following Nerve Injury Case…
Principles of Manual Muscle Testing
Chapter 1 Principles of Manual Muscle Testing The Grading System Overview of Test Procedures Criteria for Assigning a Muscle Test Grade Screening Tests Preparing for the Muscle Test Summary Muscle…
Relevance and Limitations of Manual Muscle Testing
Chapter 2 Relevance and Limitations of Manual Muscle Testing Introduction The Examiner and the Value of the Muscle Test Influence of the Patient on the Test Use of Manual Muscle…
Upper Extremity Splints and Casts
Chapter 13 Upper Extremity Splints and Casts Figure-of-8 splint Overview 1. Figure-of-8 splints are used primarily for fractures about the clavicle. 2. Figure-of-8 splints are commercially prepared devices intended to…
Lower Extremity Splints and Casts
Chapter 14 Lower Extremity Splints and Casts Hip spica cast Overview 1. The hip spica cast is one of the most difficult casts to apply. 2. The hip spica cast…
