Laboratories HandBook

Content

Lab Map. Page 5

Department of Physical Therapy Mission. 6

Physical Therapy Program Mission and Goals. 6

The goals of the physical therapy program are: 6

Laboratories Plan. 7

Lab safety Guidelines. 8

• 1. Personal Safety. 8
• 2. Food, beverages coffee teacup, and Smoking. 8
• 3. Laboratory Operating Hours. 8
• 4. Power Supply and electrical Safety. 8
• 5. Laboratory Equipment 9
• 6. Waste Management Safety. 9

• 1. Police, Fire or Medical Emergency. 10
• 2. Electric Shock. 10
• 3. Electrical Fire. 10
• 4. Emergency Power Off 10
• 5. Building Evacuation in Emergency. 11

Labs General Facility. 13

Therapeutic Exercises Lab. 14

Lab General Information. 14

Lab activity. 14

Plan for development: 14

Lab Facility. 15

10 Tips for Avoiding Injuries during Exercises 16

Neuro-pediatric Lab. 18

Lab general information: 18

Lab activity. 18

Plan for development 18

Neurological Handicapped Patients 18

Lab Facility. 19

Electrotherapy Lab. 20

Lab General Information. 20

Lab activity. 20

Plan for development 20

Lab facility. 21

Risks of Electrotherapy equipment 23

Safety precautions of laser application. 24

Safety precautions of Magnetic Therapy application. 24

Safety Precaution and Guidelines for Short Wave Diathermy Application. 25

Safety Precautions for Electrotherapy application. 26

Safety Precaution and Guidelines for Ultrasound Application. 26

Orthopedic Lab. 27

Lab General Information. 27

Lab activity. 27

Plan for development 27

Lab Facilities. 28

Clinical considerations must be ensured before anyone is allowed to exercise. 30

Indication of Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) 32

Clinical consideration for using the triton traction bed. 34

Postural analysis Lab. 35

Lab General Information. 35

Lab activity. 35

Plan for development 35

Lab Facilities. 35

Global postural system.. 35

4 D Formatric. 38

Electromyography Lab. 41

Lab General Information. 41

Lab activity: 41

Plan for development 41

Lab Facilities. 41

Easytrain myo: 41

Telemetry EMG.. 43

Motion analysis. 44

Lab General Information. 44

Lab activity. 44

Plan for development 44

Lab Facilities. 44

Force Plate form.. 44

Infra-red Camera. 45

MVN suit for motion measurement 46

Pulmonary Function. 48

Lab General Information. 48

Lab activity. 48

Plan for development 48

Lab Facilities: 48

COSMED Pulmonary function Unit 48

Bodystat analysis 49

Spirometer 49

Body composition analyzer 50

SPIROLAB III DIAGNOSTIC COLOUR SPIROMETER.. 52

BodyGem RMR Metabolic Testing. 53

CORTEX - Metalizer 53

Physical Performance Lab. 54

Lab General Information. 54

Lab activity. 54

Plan for development 54

Lab Facilities: 55

Isokinetic dynamometer 55

Multi-Cervical Unit (MCU) 56

DEXA Hologic for measuring bone mineral density  58

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