Low Back Pain FULL Physical Therapy Evaluation

There are 4 parts to a physical therapy evaluation:
1. subjective 0:00
2. objective 9:30
3. treatment 25:19
4. home exercise program/education 28:50

In this video, the patient complains of low back pain. You can see how the PT starts by asking him to describe his back pain.

The subjective physical therapy exam is all about gathering relevant information to help guide testing for the objective exam. After the subjective exam, the PT should have a good idea of what the patient's physical therapy diagnosis is.

*COULD YOU GUYS GUESS WHAT HIS DIAGNOSIS IS?!?!*

The objective physical therapy exam is to gather data to rule in or rule out physical therapy diagnosis' and to find impairments that could contribute to the patient's symptoms. This is where you find out the source tissue of the patient's pain.

The physical therapy treatment is when the PT uses a specific intervention that is appropriate for the patient at their specific time in tissue healing. Some intervention categories include, but are not limited to: manual therapy, therapeutic activity (therex), neuromuscular education, modalities, soft tissue massage, joint mobilization, etc

Home exercise program/education is when the PT gives "homework" to the patient. This is where the PT goes through recommended exercises and teaches the patient how to properly perform them with good technique. This is also when the PT educates the patient on what is going on, how long the healing process will take, what the patient could do to help themselves, and what the plan is going forward with physical therapy.

**This was a "mock evaluation" used for educational purposes.**

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