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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: All courses in physical therapy are restricted to students accepted into the program. This course focuses on the patient/client with spinal cord injury. Examination of this patient/client with multiple system involvement, medical systems review, therapeutic interventions, multi-disciplinary approaches to care, functional outcomes, technology and current research are all addressed.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisites: All courses in physical therapy are restricted to students accepted into the program. This course utilizes a client-centered (case study) approach to provide the student with the knowledge and skills to manage a pediatric client with a disability. Theories of motor development, motor milestones and standardized assessments will be studied to provide a basis for understanding movement dysfunction in children with disabilities.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: All courses in physical therapy are restricted to students accepted into the program. Study of the acute and chronic effects of exercise and work on the human body with emphasis on the processes that control and regulate important properties of living systems. Topics include the fundamentals of human energy, nutrition, measurement of human energy expenditure, the cardiovascular system, the pulmonary system, the neuromuscular system, hormone factors affecting physiological function, body composition and the effects of aging. The application of exercise for fitness and wellness in the practice of physical therapy will be emphasized.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisites: All courses in physical therapy are restricted to students accepted into the program. This course utilizes a client-centered (case study) approach to provide the student with the knowledge and skills to enable him/her to manage a client with cardiac and/or pulmonary system pathology. This course includes but is not limited to the care of clients with angina pectoris, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, mitral valve stenosis, myocardial infarction, post-coronary artery bypass graft surgery, heart and heart/lung transplantation, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, asthma, restrictive lung disease, pneumonia, atelectasis, pneumothorax, hemothorax and pulmonary embolus.
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2.00 Credits
Prerequisites: All courses in physical therapy are restricted to students accepted into the program. The role of physical therapy in health care will be discussed. Speakers will present information on health care delivery, contrasting urban and rural areas. Community agencies, clinical decision making/ ethics and the role of other health care professionals will be introduced. Leadership/advocacy issues will be addressed as they relate to these topic areas.
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2.00 - 6.00 Credits
Prerequisites: All courses in physical therapy are restricted to students accepted into the program. This course will provide the student with opportunities to explore specific topic areas in depth using the four practice patterns described in the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice: musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cardiopulmonary and integumentary patterns. Specific course content will be offered in a variety of practice arenas to provide the participant with an opportunity to increase knowledge and skills in physical therapy practice. The behaviors and attitudes expected at the doctoral level will also be addressed.
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2.00 Credits
Prerequisites: All courses in physical therapy are restricted to students accepted into the program. The course applies an analytical approach to the treatment of patients/clients with multiple systems involvement and requires integration of aspects of learning from previous courses. Emphasis is placed on comprehensive case study management of clients with psychiatric disorders, immunologic disorders, cancer, eating disorders, women's health problems, complex medical problems, metabolic disorders, hematologic disorders and medical emergencies. The topic of wellness is also explored.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: All courses in physical therapy are restricted to students accepted into the program. This course provides the student with the knowledge and skills to enable him/her to manage the client with integumentary disorders. The course includes, but is not limited to, the care of clients with burns, wounds, peripheral vascular disease and diabetes.
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1.00 Credits
Graded Pass/No Credit. Prerequisites: All courses in physical therapy are restricted to students accepted into the program. This is the fourth of six clinical education seminars. The purpose of these seminars is to prepare students for the clinical internships. Included in Clinical Education Seminar IV are discussions on the first clinical internship, the generic abilities, student responsibilities, communication, professional behavior and internship expectations.
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1.00 Credits
Graded Pass/No Credit. Prerequisites: All courses in physical therapy are restricted to students accepted into the program. This is the fifth of six clinical education seminars. The purpose of these seminars is to prepare the students for the clinical internships. Included in Clinical Education Seminar V are active learning opportunities with physical therapist assistant students, chart review, discussion on professionalism and goal writing.
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