| Abstract/Notes |
The first seven chapter of Muscle and Sensory Testing address muscle strength testing from birth trough aduladulthood, using manual,dynamometric,and functional testing techniques. Chapter 1 deals with the history of manual muscle testing, differences in muscle strength between the sexes and changes with age,reliability of muscle testing, and basic guidelines for performing the muscle test. Chapter 2,3,and 4 cover manual muscle testing for the extremities,head,neck and trunk. A variety of functional testsrelated to muscle strength are described in chapter 5, for both the sedentary and active indiviual. Chapter 6, presents techniques of muscle strength assessment for the pediatric population using developmental and functional testing techniques. The use of the hand-held dynamometer for examining muscle strength in both adultsand children is presented in Chapter 7. The remaining there chapters of the text cover the neurologic screening examination(Chapters 8 and 9)and the use of observational gait analysis as ascreening tool for muscle testing(Chapter 10). |
