Physiotherapeutic propedeutics

The bilingual, Czech-Slovak Physiotherapeutic Propedeutics offers a basic yet comprehensive introduction to the study of physiotherapy. It provides information on the concepts of health, disease, and the process of musculoskeletal degeneration throughout life, body parameters, measurable values on the body, and the basic types of physiotherapeutic examination, including taking medical histories, measuring muscle strength and range of motion. Part of the book is devoted to physiotherapeutic procedures and provides a processed overview (including their specifics) of basic possible therapeutic approaches to solving musculoskeletal problems for both orthopaedic-traumatological and neurological diagnoses. The section dedicated to nursing describes the basic procedures that are part of rehabilitation care – positioning, mobility in bed, early verticalisation procedures, and the section on imaging methods provides sufficient information needed for a basic overview in this area, including the most modern technical “advancements”. The book concludes with the chapter Documentation and Legal Responsibility, including a section devoted to communication.