Entry Level Skill Checklists for Physical Therapist Assistant Students

About the Author Preface Section I Data Collection Chapter 1 Vital Signs Chapter 2 Gait and Balance Testing Tinetti Test/Performance-Oriented Mobility Assessment Timed Up and Go Test Berg Balance Scale Dynamic Gait Index Chapter 3 Sensory Testing Cranial Nerve Testing Chapter 4 Range of Motion Testing Cervical Spine Shoulder Elbow/Forearm Wrist Thoracolumbar Hip Knee Ankle Chapter 5 Manual Muscle Testing Cervical Spine Scapula Shoulder Elbow/Forearm Wrist Trunk Hip Knee Ankle Chapter 6 Muscle Length Testing Upper Quarter Lower Quarter Chapter 7 Posture Chapter 8 Wheelchair Measurement Wheelchair Measurement Chapter 9 Developmental Reflexes Developmental Reflexes Section II Interventions Chapter 10 Breathing Exercises Breathing Exercises Chapter 11 Airway Clearance Airway Clearance Chapter 12 Physical Agents Electrotherapy—Sensory Level Electrotherapy—Motor Level Cryotherapy Moist Hot Pack Paraffin Ultrasound Mechanical Traction Chapter 13 Functional Training Positioning and Draping Bed Mobility Transfers Handling Techniques Facilitation Techniques Gait Patterns Wheelchair Operation Lifting Techniques Chapter 14 Manual Therapy Soft Tissue Mobilization Joint Mobilization—Upper Quarter Joint Mobilization—Lower Quarter Chapter 15 Therapeutic Exercise Range of Motion Stretching Strengthening Chapter 16 Wound Management Isolation Techniques—Handwashing Isolation Techniques—Donning and Doffing Personal Protective Equipment Sterile Techniques—Donning and Doffing Sterile Gloves Sterile Techniques—Application of a Wound Dressing and Sterile Field References