Physical Therapy Assessment and Treatment
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Physical Therapy Assessment and Treatment

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What is one of the primary goals in doing assessments during intake interviews?

  • Perform functional assessments
  • Formulate a treatment plan and goals
  • Investigate general health status
  • Gain the client's trust (correct)
  • What should you avoid doing when formulating a treatment plan and goals?

  • Collaborating with the client
  • Sharing your knowledge and expertise
  • Making statements in the form of directions (correct)
  • Using professional terminology
  • What is essential to consider when conducting range of motion assessments?

  • Focusing on postural muscles
  • Asking the client to assist with movements of the joint
  • Ignoring your expectations for ROM
  • Comparing a joint's movement to its counterpart (correct)
  • What is the first priority in an intake interview?

    <p>Get the information that will keep the client safe</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When limited to a 10-minute assessment during your intake interview, what should you always do?

    <p>Investigate general health status, pain and inflammation, medication and medical treatment side effects</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is essential to do in intake interviews to gain client trust?

    <p>Gain client trust with good eye contact and sharing your knowledge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should you do in range of motion assessments?

    <p>Ask the client to make all movements of the joint unassisted</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Complete the sentence: The most important reason to perform assessments is that assessment information will help to ___________.

    <p>Develop a successful treatment plan</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus when selecting a modality or technique in massage therapy?

    <p>Keeping clients safe</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Pain that is located deeper in the body may be classified as what type of pain?

    <p>Visceral pain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an efficient way to accumulate client information?

    <p>Integrating assessments into the intake interview</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a factor to consider when directing assessments?

    <p>An action that requires greater joint force and impact</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a benefit of well-conducted assessments and treatment plans?

    <p>Engaging clients and improving retention</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can make determining side effects of medications more complicated?

    <p>Drug interactions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of a treatment plan?

    <p>It changes as the client's condition changes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of palpating a client in massage therapy?

    <p>To formulate a treatment plan</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Goals of Intake Interviews

    • Gain the client's trust and perform functional assessments
    • Build trust with good eye contact and sharing knowledge

    Formulating Treatment Plans and Goals

    • Collaborate with clients to establish a treatment plan
    • Avoid using statements that come across as directive or forceful
    • Example: avoid saying "I insist" or "You need..."

    Range of Motion Assessments

    • Ask clients to make unassisted movements of the joint
    • Be aware of shortened postural muscles when clients are stressed
    • Compare joint movement to its counterpart
    • Ignore expectations and test the client's actual range of motion

    Priorities in Intake Interviews

    • Ensure client safety by gathering necessary information
    • Observe the client with intent and make functional assessments

    Time-Efficient Assessments

    • When limited to a 10-minute assessment, prioritize examining posture, general health status, pain, inflammation, medication, and medical treatment side effects
    • Observe the client with intent

    Importance of Assessments

    • Assessment information helps keep clients safe and informs modality/technique choices
    • Assessments help define starting points for valid evaluations and engage clients

    Efficient Accumulation of Client Information

    • Combine posture and gait assessments with range of motion and muscle strength tests
    • Integrate assessments into the intake interview and link health form information to client reports

    Factors Directing Assessments

    • Consider actions that require greater joint force and impact
    • Consider changes in client weight and fitness level

    Benefits of Well-Conducted Assessments

    • Enhance professional skills and define starting points for valid evaluations
    • Engage clients and increase retention rates, leading to benefits for the massage practice

    Treatment Plans and Medications

    • Determine side effects of medications, considering drug interactions and common adverse reactions
    • Treatment plans involve setting goals and choosing modalities that adapt to the client's changing condition

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    This quiz assesses knowledge of physical therapy assessment and treatment approaches, including intake interviews and goal setting.

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