ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS
1.Discuss the relevance of clinical measures in thepractice of physiotherapy.
2.Discuss five (5) criteria to consider when choosinga clinical measure.
3.Mr Kofi is a 50 year old man who has sufferedstroke. He has not been able to communicate since the strokeepisode. He is currently in the hospital intensive care. Hisassessment shows he has so much pain in the left shoulderespecially during passive movement. Explain how you will assess andquantify his pain.
4.You are managing a patient who fractured his leftfemur. The fracture has been reduced and patient is expected tostart ambulating as he has been in bed for too long. However, he isnot expected to bear weight on the left lower limb.
5.Which ambulatory device will you prescribe and whatis your rationale for prescribing that?
6.What physical assessments will you carry out priorto ambulating the patient?
Explain why the assessments in (b) are relevant.
