Reese, Nancy Berryman <br/><br/>
Muscle and sensory testing / 
Nancy Berryman Reese 
 - Third edition. 
 - St. Louis, Missouri :  Elsevier Science,  c2012 
 - ix, 605 pages :  illustrations ;  28 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Overview of muscle strength assessment -- Techniques of manual muscle testing : head, neck, and trunk -- Techniques of manual muscle testing : lower extremity -- Techniques of functional muscle testing -- Techniques of pediatric muscle testing -- Handheld dynamometry for muscle testing -- Techniques of the sensory examination -- Techniques of the remainder of the neurologic examination : coordination, mental status, cranial nerves, and superficial reflexes -- Observational gait analysis as a screening tool 
<br/><br/> If you want to excel in the physical therapy field, you'll need to first master the art of manual muscle testing. Written by a well-known PT expert, Muscle and Sensory Testing, 3rd Edition provides you with everything you need to effectively perform manual muscle and sensory tests--all in one well-organized, easy-to-follow resource. Chapters include an overview of muscle strength assessment and detail precise anatomic testing techniques for upper extremities, lower extremities, and head, neck and trunk; functional muscle tests; tests for mental status, cranial nerves and superficial reflexes; and use of observational gait analysis as a screening tool. Photographs of testing procedures, line drawings of carious innervations, and video clips showing manual muscle testing procedures augment your understanding of this important skill area 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781437716115 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>APPLIED KINESIOLOGY
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RC 925.7 .R44 2012