Assessment Techniques in Physiotherapy II

Técnicas de Avaliação em Fisioterapia II

Curse code:9504208

José Eduardo Cruz Ressurreição

Learning outcomes of the curricular unit:

At the end of the course students should be able to:

• Identify the role of physiotherapy in the context of the phenomenon of musculoskeletal injuries
• Identify the objectives of assessment and intervention in this area
• Define general and specific objectives
• Plan appropriate to the needs of individual treatment programs
• Insert your correct assessment and intervention
• Mastering, apply and perform some appropriate techniques and musculoskeletal area methods

Syllabus:

1. Assessment and registration in physiotherapy
2. Joint and muscular evaluation
3. Introduction to Muscle Testing: Mobilization methods and techniques; Functional training; Mechotherapy; Electrotherapy
4. Teaching of the bases of physical agents: superficial thermotherapy in all its therapeutic aspects: Methods and techniques of Physiotherapy in traumatology and orthopedics and vascular surgery

Suggested Bibliography:

• Petty NJ (2006) Avaliação Neuro-músculo-esquelética: Um manual para terapeutas. 3ª ed., Loures: Lusodidacta
• Cleland J (2005) Orthopedic Clinical Examination. Icon Learning Systems.
• Carvalho JA (2003) – Amputações dos membros inferiores.F