Therapeutic Modalities Laboratory

Catalog description

This course provides an introduction to therapeutic modalities used to treat patients in clinical practice. Lecture material will include a brief overview of the scientific foundation of how the modality operates as well as the physiological response that results. The indication, contraindications and evidence to support the use of the modalities will also be addressed and used in activities that exercise clinical decision-making skills. The laboratory portion of the class involves practical application of the lecture material. As in the lecture portion of the class, activities that exercise clinical decision-making skills will be performed. Knowledge of musculoskeletal anatomy from HLTS 470 and 471 will be used in this class.