PHTY303 Lecture 4: Week 4 DIL TBI Physiotherapy Assessment Procedures
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Tbi physiotherapy assessment procedures: outline the physiotherapy assessment procedures used with people with tbi, discuss current evidence-based practice in physiotherapy assessment of spasticity. Tbi assessment: key points: assessment of the patient with tbi can follow the same approach and framework as you have learnt from other patient groups you have studied to date including people with stroke, ms or pd. The icf framework remains applicable in terms of impairment, activity and participation. You may also need to asses orthopaedic problems resulting from the initial injury i. e. someone who has sustained a tbi in a motor vehicle accident may have orthopaedic injuries. Tailor the assessment to stage of rehabilitation and severity of injury. By the end of your assessment you want to build a good picture of: The patient"s current task performance and level of assistance required. The impairment"s contributing to their activity limitations. Baseline measures of performance using appropriate outcome measures.
