Tests and Measures with Lab

Catalog description

This course will focus on data collection of the musculoskeletal, cardiopulmonary, and neurological systems. Students should integrate and build on knowledge of kinesiology and pathological conditions. This course also includes laboratory practice for those skills requiring hands-on experience. Emphasis is placed on assessment of range of motion, muscle strength, muscle tone, skin integrity, balance, functional outcome measures, and other common standardized assessment tools utilized in the physical therapy profession. The course format is lecture, demonstration, and practice of psychomotor skills in the lab environment with the use of patient simulators. Learning in this course is evaluated via quizzes, cumulative examinations, competency-based skill checks, and oral/practical exams.