Physical Therapist AssistantA clinical guide for physical therapist assistant students and practicing physical therapist assistants, Pocket Notes For The Physical Therapist Assistant provides quick, convenient access to information on normal values, assessment techniques, treatment suggestions, pharmacology, and pathology descriptions. Features: Normal Values and Assessments Therapeutic Modalities Therapeutic Exercise Gait Pharmacology Common Pathologies Listing of Common Abbreviations |
Contents
Preface | 7 |
Therapeutic Exercise | 16 |
Manual Muscle Testing PositionsAnkle | 28 |
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Common terms and phrases
Abdominal pain Diarrhea abduction Adhesive capsulitis Alteplase ambulation analgesic Anterior Cruciate Ligament Anti-inflammatory Anti-inflammatory Anti-inflammatory Assessment Brand Name carpal tunnel syndrome chain exercises Classification clinician Common Oral Medications cont continues contraindicated Cryotherapy decreased Description of Action Dexamethasone Diarrhea disease Dizziness Dorsiflexion dysfunction edema Effective PT Interventions electrical stimulation excessive facilitate flex function Goals Effective PT heel hip flexion hydrochloride impairment inhibiting production Initial injury joint knee extension knee flexion Low Back Pain lower extremity lumbar Manifestations Manual Muscle modalities motor Name generic name Narcotic analgesic Nausea nerve Nonsteroidal NSAIDS paresthesias Parkinson's disease patient education performed Physical Therapy Goals piriformis Piriformis syndrome plantar flexion posture Precautions production of prostaglandins progress prostaglandins Provides pain relief pulse quadriceps range of motion relief by inhibiting Repeat this activity residual limb Sclerosis scoliosis sensory shoulder Sodium Phosphate spinal strengthening stretching Supine symptoms Syndrome tendon test may indicate Test Positive test Therapy Goals Effective wrist