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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This initial clinical exposure will provide students with hands-on application of the skills acquired during the first academic year of the program. Students are assigned to a clinical facility, typically in Western New York, at the discretion of the academic clinical coordinator of education, and dependent upon the availability of clinical sites. Students will complete 4 weeks of full-time (37 hours/week) clinical education. Supervision is provided directly by either licensed physical therapists or certified physical therapist assistants employed at the clinical site. (Usually offered Summer Session II. Restricted to PTA students.)
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0.00 Credits
No course description available.
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0.00 Credits
No course description available.
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2.00 Credits
Examines the theory and principles of physical therapy modalities. As a precursor to the application of physical agent modalities, massage and electrotherapy in the laboratory and clinic, this course covers important aspects of normal and abnormal physiology. Thermoregulation, skin functions and responses, sensory system functions, pain and pain modulation, and circulatory responses are covered. Methods of classifying health and wellness consistent with the APTA¿s Guide to Physical Therapy Practice are also covered. This is a 10 week modular course offered the first 10 weeks of the semester. (Usually offered Fall semester. Restricted to PTA students.)
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2.00 Credits
In this course, the indications, precautions, contraindications, methods of application and effects of physical therapy modalities are covered. Physical therapist assistant students are provided the opportunity to practice application of therapeutic heat and cold, mechanical traction, external compression, ultrasound and phonophoresis, massage, hydrotherapy, ultraviolet light, electromyographic biofeedback, and the various forms of electric current therapy. Students will experience the modalities as surrogate patients as well. Case studies, and attempts to otherwise simulate the clinical environment are emphasized throughout, as are written documentation of pertinent aspects of these physical therapy interventions and other necessary forms of communication with the patient, physical therapist, and other members of the multi-interdisciplinary team. This is a 10 week modular course offered the last 10 weeks of the semester. (Usually offered Fall semester. Restricted to PTA students only.)
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1.00 Credits
Investigation of pathology, pharmacology and other medical management of cardiac, vascular, integumentary, pulmonary, and endocrine diagnoses commonly seen in physical therapy clinical practice. Includes burn injury and other wounds, diabetes, and amputation. This is a 5 week modular course which begins the eleventh week of the semester. (Usually offered Fall semester. Restricted to PTA students.)
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1.00 Credits
This laboratory companion course for PTA220 provides the student with instruction in physical therapy management of patients with cardiac, vascular, integumentary, pulmonary, and endocrine diagnoses commonly seen in physical therapy clinical practice. The course includes simulated practice of treatment of cardiac and pulmonary patients, burn injuries and other wounds. Additionally, clinical concerns and interventions when working with patients with diabetes, therapeutic exercise protocols, residual limb care, prosthetic application, and functional training for patients with amputation will be addressed. This is a five week modular course which begins the eleventh week of the semester. (Usually offered Fall semester. Restricted to PTA students.)
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1.00 Credits
Topics for this course include historical perspectives on delivery of health care, clinic operations management, delegation and supervision, policies and procedures, performance appraisal, quality assurance/continuous quality improvement, and reimbursement issues such as the uninsured and underinsured, Medicare, Medicaid, Worker¿s Compensation and commercial insurance. Includes current issues and trends in physical therapy such as continuing competency, specialty certification for physical therapists, and possibilities for recognition for the PTA with exceptional experience or skills. (Usually offered Fall semester. Restricted to PTA students.)
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2.00 Credits
Topics of this course include infant and child typical and atypical growth and development, acquisition of motor milestones, selected developmental disabilities commonly seen in pediatric physical therapy, physical therapy in schools, orthotics, adaptive equipment, measures of functional status and change. This is a three week modular course which begins at the start of the semester. (Usually offered Spring semester. Restricted to PTA students.)
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1.00 Credits
The physical therapist assistant student will be exposed to activities and techniques to utilize when working with pediatric patients, including basic handling and facilitation of movement in the developmental sequence. Students will learn about the influence of typical and atypical primitive reflexes on posture and movement, righting and equilibrium responses, and abnormal balance responses and coordination. Opportunities to practice interventions to alleviate difficulties with motor control will be emphasized. This is a three week modular course which begins at the start of the semester. (Usually offered in the Spring semester. Restricted to PTA students.)
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