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Chapter-18 Case-wise Physiotherapy Assessment

BOOK TITLE: Neurological Examination for Physiotherapists

Author
1. Shah Chaitali
ISBN
9789352703227
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/14249_19
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2018
Pages
42
Author Affiliations
1. Parul University, Vadodara, Gujarat, India, Parul Institute of Physiotherapy, Parul University, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Chapter keywords
Physiotherapy assessment, treatment plan, ataxia assessment format, Parkinson’s disease assessment format, spinal cord injury assessment format, stroke assessment format, Bell’s palsy, poliomyelitis, Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Abstract

This chapter presents case-wise physiotherapy assessment. Assessment of the child gives a baseline to appropriate treatment and management aims and techniques. Re-assessment should be continuing part of treatment, which allows for improvement or deterioration to be noted, thus enabling treatment to be more effective. Subjective information should be obtained from the parents especially mother or from relatives and through case-sheet. Diagnosis, treatment plan/management, ataxia assessment format, Parkinson’s disease assessment format, spinal cord injury assessment format, stroke assessment format, Bell’s palsy, poliomyelitis, investigations, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and investigations are the topics which are covered throughout this chapter.

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