Dr. Shala Cunningham is an experienced physiotherapist and professor who specialises in orthopaedics and manual therapy
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Introduction
Various factors influence muscle strength, including age, injury, neurological conditions, pain and more. Muscle strength can be a predictor of mortality, hospital length of stay, and hospital readmission. Muscle strength testing provides valuable insight into potential neurological deficits, weakness or muscle imbalance. It is also pivotal in differentiating true weakness from other factors, such as poor endurance, and it plays a vital role in identifying the presence and progression of muscle strength loss. Therefore, accurately assessing muscle strength is an essential part of a physical assessment. This course provides a comprehensive overview of the muscle strength assessment to help rehabilitation professionals develop strong manual muscle testing skills.
Aims
This course aims to provide rehabilitation professionals with fundamental knowledge of the muscle strength assessment and manual muscle testing.
Outline
This course is made up of videos, reading, discussions and a final quiz. The course content is split into the following sections:
- Video
- Reading activity
- Quiz
Target audience
This course is aimed at Physiotherapy and Physical Therapy clinicians, students and assistants. Other interested professionals such as athletic trainers, occupational therapists, nurses or medical doctors interested in this subject are also invited to participate.