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1.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide the student with extended observational time with limited participation in physical therapy activities. The student has the opportunity to gain knowledge of the health care delivery system and physical therapy's place within that system. Practicum is offered as an optional course at the discretion of the advisor. In addition to the three hours weekly in the clinic, the student reports in conference or on individual basis.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PTA 1123 Corequisite: PTA 1315, PTA 2233 This course provides a knowledge of topics utilized in the practice of physical therapy. Topics covered include patient positioning and transfers, body mechanics, gait training, use of ambulatory devices, length and girth measurements, aseptic techniques, dressing and bandaging, and handling the patient with special needs. Massage, documentation, first aid, and emergency techniques are also covered. Two lecture and two lab hours per week.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisites: PTA 1123, PTA 2233, PTA 1315, PTA 1213 Corequisite: none Introduction to the theory and practical application of hydrotherapy, thermotherapy, cryotherapy, light therapy, and mechanotherapy. Emphasis will be placed on the technique of application, indications, and contraindications of modalities. Three lecture and two lab hours per week.
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5.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PTA 1123 Corequisite: PTA 1213, PTA 1224, PTA 2233 This course studies individual muscles and muscle functions, biomechanical principles of joint motion, gait analysis, goniometry, and postural assessment. Four lecture and two lab hours per week.
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5.00 Credits
Prerequisites: PTA 1123, PTA 1213,PTA 2414, PTA 1224, PTA 1315, PTA 2233 Corequisites: PTA 2335, PTA 2513, PTA 2111 This course provides an overview of the biochemical and neurophysiological basis and application of various therapeutic exercises. The basics of therapeutic exercises are correlated with specific conditions. Manual muscle testing is introduced. This course focuses on rehabilitation techniques in the treatment of a variety of selected conditions. Specialized exercise procedures are emphasized. Four lecture and two lab hours per week.
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1.00 Credits
Prerequisites: PTA 1123, PTA 1213, PTA 1315, PTA 1224, PTA 2233, PTA 2414. Corequisites: PTA 1325, PTA 2335, PTA 2513 Offers practical clinical application of skills and modalities while in a supervised laboratory setting. Principles and techniques used in therapeutic exercise and rehabilitation are applied in this cliical laboratory setting as they are covered in the corequisite courses. Two laboratory hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: PTA 1123, PTA 1213, Corequisites: PTA 1224, PTA 1315 This course emphasizes theory and practical application of electrotherapy and other therapeutic procedures and discusses pain theories and pain control. Indications and contraindications of modalities are discussed. Two lecture and two lab hours per week.
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5.00 Credits
Prerequisites: PTA 1123, PTA 1213, PTA 1224, PTA 1315, PTA 2414, PTA 2233 Corequisites: PTA 1325, PTA 2111, PTA 2513 This course presents theory, principles, and techniques of therapeutic exercise and rehabilitation for primarily neurological conditions. Methods of functional, motor, and sensory assessment and intervention techniques are introduced. Principles of prosthetics and orthotics, wheelchair prescription, functional training and other techniques are covered. Four lecture and two lab hours per week.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisites: PTA 1123, PTA 1213, PTA 1224, PTA 2233, PTA 1315 This course provides supervised clinical experiences in demonstrating the attributes and applying the skills for which students have been deemed competent for the clinical setting. Forty clinical hours per week for three weeks.
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5.00 Credits
Prerequisites: PTA 1123, PTA 1213, PTA 1315, PTA 1224,PTA 2414, PTA 2111, PTA 1325, PTA 2233, PTA 2335, PTA 2513 Corequisite: PTA 2523 This is the first of three culminating clinical education experiences (identified in a Normative Model of PTA Education as the first full time clinical experience) which provides supervised clinical experiences in demonstrating the attributes and applying the skills which prepare students for entry into the Physical Therapy profession. Forty clinical hours per week for five weeks.
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