Abstract
Muscular strength tests are of fundamental importance for the physiotherapeutic diag- nosis and a difficult issue for learning. Also, there are very few softwares specifically developed for teaching/learning and diagnosis in the Physical Therapy area. This work describes the devel- opment and evaluation of MuStreT, an educational multimedia computer tool for Physical Ther- apy students. MuStreT integrates hypertext, movie clips, narrations, animations, self-evaluation questionnaires, and was inspired by the constructivism concepts. The software was developed us- ing Unified Modeling Language concepts and implemented using animation and authoring tools. MuStreT was quantitatively evaluated by Physical Therapy students and qualitatively evaluated by Physical Therapy professionals/lecturers and Computer Science students. Results show that learn- ing was increased using MuStreT, thanks to its interactivity potential and multimedia features. This work suggests that the use of informatics in Physical Therapy education has a great potential for improving the teaching-learning process.
Highlights
The main objective of Physiotherapy is to promote and recover the functionality of an individual
The evaluation of the patient is of fundamental importance to provide an accurate kinetic-functional diagnosis
The first step of the physiotherapeutic diagnosis is the interview with the patient
Summary
The main objective of Physiotherapy is to promote and recover the functionality of an individual. The role of the physical therapist is to evaluate movement dysfunctions and apply adequate procedures to allow patient to recover his functions, aiming at reaching as close as possible the physiological normality. In this context, the evaluation of the patient is of fundamental importance to provide an accurate kinetic-functional (physiotherapeutic) diagnosis. After a detailed visual inspection of the patient, the physical examination is done, when the muscular strength tests are applied (Cipriano et al, 1999). Based on the information collected and the expertise of the physical therapist, the diagnosis is established
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