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Submission Number: 78
Submission ID: 170
Submission UUID: 515bbe22-a46d-40da-8351-7a644e1fb38e
Submission URI: /add_skill_description

Created: Sun, 07/31/2022 - 12:44
Completed: Sun, 07/31/2022 - 12:44
Changed: Wed, 08/03/2022 - 16:59

Remote IP address: 80.89.79.164
Submitted by: didzis.rozenbergs
Language: English

Is draft: No
Submitted to: Skill description
Skill code ST-0048
Skill title Identification of the contraindications for physiotherapeutic assessment or certain assessment methods
Digital skill No
Skill status Created
Skill category Rehabilitation
Skill responsible structure Riga Stradiņš University
Skill Category Responsible Person didzis.rozenbergs
Skill description

Identification of contraindications for physiotherapeutic assessment procedure or specific assessment methods is crucial for patient safety and wellbeing. Identification of contraindications is based on knowledge about:

  • Normal and pathological physiology of various human organ systems,
  • Mechanisms of various assessment methods and their impact on human body, 
  • Red flags, signs of critical health conditions and risk factors
  • Absolute and relative contraindications for physical effort and other modes of body function assessment
  • Cognitive and emotion state, their impact on person's functioning

Identification of contraindications is a skill of merging knowledge with awareness and observation skills.

Keywords
Skill description author didzis.rozenbergs
Skill code number 48
Skill description id