Eval Lower Extremity

Catalog description

This course addresses the principles, techniques, and theories behind athletic injuries and their assessment from the waist down. The student will be able to assess an injury and determine which special tests to use in order to come to a conclusion about what has occurred to the athlete and what needs to be done in a timely manner. Also, a thorough knowledge of bony landmarks, dermatomes, and myotomes is covered which will aid the athletic training student in injury assessment. This course is designed to satisfy CAATE competences related to the above mentioned content areas and is intended for graduate athletic training majors.