PTA 2301 - Orthopedic Rehabilitation Lab

Institution:

Utah Tech University

Subject:

Physical Therapist Assistant

Description:

Students practice and gain competence in the application of therapeutic exercise, the rationale for its use, safety principles involved in, and its application across the lifespan. This course requires a Differential Tuition Rate which is an additional fee of $93 charged per credit hour. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Create a Plan: Construct appropriate interventions to perform for a given diagnosis and verbalize instructions for those interventions. 2. Change Interventions Based on Patient/Scenario: Modify interventions based on responses to exercises. Collect patient feedback and decide on further interventions based on that feedback. 3. Hands-On Skills: Demonstrate physical skills required to safely perform common PTA interventions in the following categories: Range of Motion, Stretching, Resistance Exercises, Joint Mobilizations 4. Patient Diversity: Assess understanding of your instructions and adjust instructions to fit learning styles. Distinguish the effects that patient comorbidities, background/beliefs and ability to comply could have on outcomes. 5. Understanding Research: Integrate concepts from current literature that can direct clinical decisions for common orthopedic injuries of the extremities and spine. Prerequisite: Admission to the Utah Tech University Physical Therapist Assistant program. SP

Credits:

2.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.utahtech.edu/

Phone Number:

(435) 652-7500

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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