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Sep 21, 2021/Test & Measure
The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) contains 3 components: Balance test, Gait Speed test, and Chair Stand test. These components are useful for a physical therapist (PT) to evaluate the functional mobility of an older adult’s lower extremities.
Feb 21, 2020/Test & Measure
Sep 8, 2020/Test & Measure
Pain pressure threshold (PPT) is used to measure deep muscular tissue sensitivity.
Jun 17, 2022/Test & Measure
Jun 5, 2013/Test & Measure
Measures balance.
Jan 20, 2015/Clinical Summary
PTs provide skilled examinations, therapeutic interventions, and education that have the potential to help people with asthma.
Jan 25, 2015/Test & Measure
Measures muscle tone/spasticity.
Visual Analog Scale – Fatigue (VAS-F) for Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Aug 9, 2017/Test & Measure
Used as a predictive tool to estimate the need for bone mineral density scans.
