New Adult Fitness Exam Tool Promotes Continuum of PT Care for Adults
APTA's
newest publication, Adult Fitness Examination: A Physical Therapy Approach,
brings together a series of tests and measures that enables physical therapists
to build lifelong health and wellness plans with their asymptomatic adult
clients.
Written
by APTA member Dan Millrood, PT, MEd,
and Charlotte Chua, PT, DPT, this groundbreaking assessment tool contains the
ready-to-use instructions and resources PTs need to identify, quantify, and qualify
key components of physical health and wellness.
For
educators, it's a textbook that addresses educational objectives related to prevention,
health promotion, fitness, and wellness.
Adult Fitness Examination includes:
-
preparticipation
health screening overview
- 16 ready-to-use examinations, complete with step-by-step instructions and full
color photos; normative data, charts, flowcharts, illustrations; and notes and
warnings (when to terminate testing)
- equipment supply checklist
- clinician workbook to promote easy, accurate record-keeping
- client take-home form to help clients follow treatment plans,
track results, and stay motivated to achieve health and fitness goals
Order
Adult Fitness Examination (AFE-001, $34.99 for APTA members) from APTA's online bookstore.