Practical Exercise Therapy, Kinesiology & Cryotherapy

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  • Select activity Overall Description of the Course

    

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    This course is designed to provide students with practical skills in exercise therapy, kinesiology, and cryotherapy. It emphasizes hands-on training in selecting, instructing, and progressing exercise programs, analyzing motor skills, performing massage manipulations, and applying joint mobilization techniques.

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  • Select activity Principles of Exercise Selection

    

    Principles of Exercise Selection Book

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    Assessment of patient's condition
    Functional tests
    Test for Reflexes
    Test for muscle strength
    Manual muscle testing
    Dynamic power test
    Isokinetic dynamometer (test for grip strength)
    Endurance test
    Speed test
    Tests for sensation 
    Circumference measurement
    Measurement of vital capacity and range of respiratory excursions
    Measurement of leg length
    Measurement of consciousness
    

  • Select activity DEEP TENDON REFLEXES

    

    DEEP TENDON REFLEXES URL

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    This a video describing how to check for deep tendon reflexes

    1. brachioradialis reflex
    2. bicep reflex
    3. tricep reflex
    4. knee reflex
    5. ankle reflex

  • Select activity Manual muscle strength testing (oxford muscle grading)

    

    Manual muscle strength testing (oxford muscle grading) Book

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  • Select activity Oxford muscle grading

    

    Oxford muscle grading URL

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    This video describes how to assess muscle power

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  • Select activity Motor skills and Gait Analysis

    

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    The Gait Cycle
    This video explains the normal gait cycle
    It discusses the stance and swing phase of the gait cycle 
    
  • Select activity Abnormal and Pathological Gait Patterns

    

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    Abnormal gait patterns
    

    This video explains the following Gait abnormalities 

    1. Parkinson's Gait
    2. Antalgic Gait
    3. Waddling Gait
    4. Trendelenburg Gait 

    
    

    
    

    
    

  • Select activity Hemiplegic Gait

    

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    This is a video that describes the hemiplegic Gait usually seen in stroke patients.

    
    

    
    

  • Select activity Scissors Gait

    

    Scissors Gait URL

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    This video shows a CP child with scissoring Gait, also known as diplegic gait

  • Select activity Ataxic Gait

    

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    This video describes ataxic Gait 

  • Select activity Forward lurching or hand to knee Gait

    

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    This video describes the Forward lurching or hand to knee Gait usually seen in poliomyelitis 

  • Select activity Backwards lurching Gait

    

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    This video describes the backwards lurching Gait 

  • Select activity Walking Aids

    

    Walking Aids File

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    Types of walking Aids

    Canes

    Crutches

    Measurements of canes

    Measurement of crutches

    Crutch Gait

    
    

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  • Select activity Goniometry of the upper limb

    

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    This is a video tutorial of goniometry measurements of the upper limb 

  • Select activity Goniometry measurements of the lower limb

    

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    This video describes the goniometry measurements of the lower limb

  • Select activity Goniometry of the cervical spine

    

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    This is a video that describes the goniometry measurements of the cervical spine 

  • Select activity Goniometry of the lumbar spine

    

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    This video describes the goniometry measurements of the lumbar spine 

  • Select activity Tape measurement of lumbar spine

    

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  • Select activity Tape measurement of lumbar spine flexion

    

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