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If you want to excel in the physical therapy field, you'll need to first master the art of manual muscle testing. Written by a well-known PT expert, Muscle and Sensory Testing, 3rd Edition provides you with everything you need to effectively perform manual muscle and sensory tests - all in one well-organized, easy-to-follow resource. Chapters include an overview of muscle strength assessment and detail 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.
- UNIQUE! Video clips on the companion Evolve website showcase techniques involving muscle tests, handheld dynamometry, sensory and neurologic testing, clinician and patient positioning, and force application.
- Chapter 6: Techniques of Pediatric Muscle Testing covers the different techniques for manual infant muscle testing that help determine prognosis and treatment.
- Consistent chapter layout and organization by joint and muscle system allow you to quickly and easily locate the information you need.
- Instructions for performing hand-held dynamometry of major trunk and extremity muscles are clear and concise to ease your comprehension.
- Chapter on functional muscle testing demonstrates positioning, examiner instructions, and expected response for patients of all ages.
- Detailed neurologic exam instructions with photos help you perform accurate screening and interpret exam results.
- Coverage of techniques such as gravity-resisted testing and gravity-eliminated testing clearly shows you how to perform alternative methods of manual muscle testing.
- Hundreds of photos and illustrations demonstrate various techniques and landmarks to give you a clear understanding of positioning, stabilization, and common substitutions.
- Clinical notes highlight useful information about particular symptoms or conditions that you may encounter in practice.
- Case vignettes challenge you to apply your knowledge to real-world situations and think creatively about clinical problems.
- Overview of normal gait cycle serves as a resource for identifying gait deviations and associated muscle weaknesses.
- Evaluation of current research methods addresses the validity, reliability, and limitations of muscle testing techniques.
- Companion Evolve website contains additional, up-to-date information on this topic, such as pediatric data on the hand-held dynamometer.
- UNIQUE! New video clips on the companion Evolve website demonstrate a screening examination of the cranial nerves, a screening examination of the motor portions of the cranial nerves, and additional pediatric dynamometry tests.
- EXPANDED! Chapter on techniques of functional muscle testing offers additional tests with proven validity for clients with higher level functioning, such as athletes.
- UPDATED! Chapter on handheld dynamometry for muscle testing features coverage of pediatric dynamometry not found in other texts.
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- Series: Muscle and Sensory Testing
- Spiral-bound: 616 pages
- Publisher: Saunders; 3 edition (September 15, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1437716113
- ISBN-13: 978-1437716115
- Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 9.1 x 1.1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #65,750 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
Dr. Reese's third edition of her growingly influential textbook on neuromusculoskeletal evaluation does not disappoint! The scholarship she deploys to demonstrate the reliability and validity of various systems of muscle testing is among the best now available on the market. Hundreds of anatomical drawings and muscle assessment photographs make the book invaluable for quick learning of the techniques she presents.
Over 100 studies related to the manual muscle test (MMT) are presented, including studies on the clinical efficacy of MMT in the diagnosis of patients with symptomatology. The operational definitions of the MMT are presented, and detailed instructions on avoiding the commonest errors of the MMT are described. The reader comes away from this book knowing the science and the art of effective, accurate, reliable and repeatable MMT.
The book shows that there is evidence for good reliability and validity in the use of MMT for patients with neuromusculoskeletal dysfunction. The observational cohort studies demonstrated good external and internal validity, and over a dozen randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are reviewed showing that MMT findings are not dependent upon examiner bias. The inter- and intra-examiner reliability studies as well as the construct, content, concurrent and predictive validity studies showed the clinical and predictive value of the MMT.
The MMT employed by chiropractors, physical therapists, manual physicians and neurologists is shown in this impressive text to be a clinically useful tool. The examination of patients with non-musculoskeletal (visceral or organic disorders) is also described and shown to be a potentially promising venue for future research.
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