Description

The aim of this interactive resource has been developed toassistthe teaching and learning of the assessment and managementofmusculoskeletal disorders of the lower limb. It is relevantforboth undergraduate and postgraduate AUT physiotherapy students.TheApp will guide the student through the process of asubjectiveinterview and objective examination providing a detailedaccount ofthe rationale behind the questions asked during theinterview andtests performed in the hip, knee and ankle region. Thestudent willbe introduced to specific assessment techniquesincluding ligamentinstability tests, intra-articular joint tests,and assessment ofaccessory joint glide. The principles of applyingjoint treatmenttechniques are also introduced with respect to thetreatment ofjoint hypomobility. The techniques described withinthis App aredetailed through the use of video’s, photographs andsupportingtext. This resource is not substitute for carefulinstruction byskilled educators of these techniques.