This video explains what the subjective physical therapy exam is all about and what specific question you should be asking in the subjective exam.

I broke down a physical therapy evaluation into 4 parts:
1. Subjective
2. Objective
3. Treatment
4. Home exercise program/education
Link to video that breaks a physical therapy evaluation:
   • Physical Therapy Evaluation: Step by ...  

Some tips on how to ask questions in the subjective physical therapy exam:
1. keep it open ended 5:45
2. be as objective as possible (numbered answer) 6:18
3. Your focus should be on the chief complaint that the patient is coming in for 7:26
4. Focus on what aggravates and relaxes (aggs and eases) the pain, because the patient’s symptoms and pain is what is going to drive your thinking 7:52
5. Each question should have a purpose 8:48

Subjective Questions
1. Chief complaint 10:00
2. How/when it happened 10:29
3. Body chart pain location 10:44
4. Pain TDC type, depth, constancy 12:30
5. Aggs 14:15
6. Ease 16:20
7. AM/PM 17:05
8. Sleep 17:39
9. Job/hobbies/functional tasks or movements 18:47
10. Med Hx 19:30
11. Fam Hx
12. Imagine
13. Medication
14. Red flag 20:10
15. Goals 20:55

Low Back FULL Physical Therapy Evaluation
   • Low Back Pain FULL Physical Therapy E...  

Body Chart Downloadable Link
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1b03...

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