Global Assessment

Addressing central or proximal movement can influence multiple distal findings. Starting distally may miss a proximal contributing factor. The desired assessment sequence is systemic or global first, followed by local treatment only if needed. A clearer assessment approach is to start centrally and work outward, or proximally to distally. The preferred assessment model treats the person as one integrated system. Interventions should be selected from the overall movement snapshot rather than from one local finding alone.