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Assessment of Muscle Performance
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Order
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Description
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1
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Review muscle origins, insertions, innervations, and functions.
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2
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Describe manual muscle test.
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3
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Explain the definition of each muscle grade.
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4
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Differentiate between a gross and a specific manual muscle test.
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5
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Identify the muscle test grades and explain the definition of each.
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6
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Perform a gross and specific manual muscle test to assess muscle function.
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7
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Relate substitutions in muscle testing.
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8
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Demonstrate proper technique for application of special tests of muscle function.
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Posture and Equilibrium
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Order
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Description
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1
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Define equilibrium, center of gravity, and line of gravity.
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2
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Explain factors which affect the stability of an object.
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3
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Locate the center of gravity in a human.
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4
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Determine points through which line of gravity falls when a human is standing erect.
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5
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Draw a normal line of gravity on a skeleton or diagram.
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6
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Explain how balance is maintained in the upright position.
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7
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Apply rationale for appraising body alignments and body posture.
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8
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Differentiate between ideal and faulty posture with use of a plumb line.
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9
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Recognize postural abnormalities by checking body balance, length measurements, alignment, and muscle tightness.
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10
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Recognize major points that should be looked at in a posture examination.
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11
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Demonstrate proper techniques for posture awareness training.
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12
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Effectively collect data to quantify the patient's response to interventions.
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13
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Safely progress the patient interventions through the plan of care.
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Gait, Locomotion and Balance
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Order
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Description
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1
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State the components of the gait cycle.
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2
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Determine the major muscle groups which are active in each phase of normal gait.
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3
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Identify various gait deviations and the possible causes of each.
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4
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Identify substitutes for gross movement.
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5
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Effectively collect data to quantify the patient's response to interventions.
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6
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Safely progress the patient interventions through the plan of care.
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Advanced Gait Training Techniques
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Order
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Description
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1
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List common gait deviations.
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2
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Identify common gait deviations.
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3
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Choose proper therapeutic exercise techniques to improve and correct gait deviations.
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4
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Apply proper therapeutic exercise techniques to improve and correct gait deviations.
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5
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Identify various gait deviations and their causes.
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6
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Practice and observe abnormal gait.
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7
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Effectively collect data to quantify the patient's response to interventions.
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8
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Safely progress the patient interventions through the plan of care.
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