Testing and Treating Muscle Strength

About this Certificate Program

Richard Bohannon is an expert in muscle strengthening and testing and is the author of numerous studies on these topics. His work has won myriad awards and accolades in the rehabilitation professions. Dr. Bohannon is also a fantastic clinician who, in this five-hour certificate program, brings together research and clinical use. You will learn numerous functional ways to test and treat strength in this course packed with demonstration videos and useful clinical information.

Target audience

Physical therapists, occupational therapists, physical therapist assistants, and occupational therapist assistants in all settings

Goals & objectives

• Describe three ways to test muscle strength

• Demonstrate three different functional evidence-based methods of treating muscle weakness

• Show how to modify strength tests depending on the subject

• Discuss why strength is so important to function

• Summarize how strength declines with age