Muscle and sensory testing / Nancy Berryman Reese

Includes index.

Overview of muscle strength assessment -- Techniques of manual muscle testing : head, neck, and trunk -- Techniques of manual muscle testing : lower extremity -- Techniques of functional muscle testing -- Techniques of pediatric muscle testing -- Handheld dynamometry for muscle testing -- Techniques of the sensory examination -- Techniques of the remainder of the neurologic examination : coordination, mental status, cranial nerves, and superficial reflexes -- Observational gait analysis as a screening tool

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 carious innervations, and video clips showing manual muscle testing procedures augment your understanding of this important skill area