Assessment Techniques in Physiotherapy I
Técnicas de Avaliação em Fisioterapia I
Course code:9504115
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;
- Master, apply and perform some appropriate techniques and musculoskeletal area methods.
Syllabus:
- NEURO-MUSCULAR-SKELETAL EVALUATION
- SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE EXAMINATION
Assessment and registration in physiotherapy. - LEARNING TO MEASURE LENGTH AND UPPER AND LOWER LIMB PERIMETRY
Joint and muscular evaluation. - THEORETICAL INTRODUCTION FOR EVALUATION AND MEASUREMENT OF JOINT AMPLITUDES
- MOTION DIAGRAM
Assessment and registration physiotherapy.
LAB PRACTICE CLASSES
- Assessment and registration in physiotherapy
- Teaching and practical training of perimetry measurements and upper and lower limb length
- Joint and muscular evaluation
- Teaching and practical training of measurement of articular amplitudes: Upper limb, Lower limb and trunk.
- Soft tissue massage
- Introduction to Functional Training
Suggested Bibliography:
- Petty NJ (2007) Exame e Avaliação Neuro-Músculo-Esquelética: Um manual para Terapeutas. Lusodidacta.
- Cassar M-P (2001) Manual de Massagem Terapêutica. Editora Manole
- Cleland J (2005) Orthopedic Clinical Examination. Icon Learning Systems.