Physical Therapy Examination and Assessment (Paperback)

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 Examination of Posture and Muscle Balance
3.1 Examining Posture and Muscle Balance
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