Therapeutic Exercise I with Lab

Catalog description

This course builds upon the students' understanding of anatomy and kinesiology and introduces common treatments in physical therapy practice. The effects and therapeutic benefits of range of motion, soft tissue stretching, joint mobilization, and muscle strengthening are examined. Considerations requiring treatment modifications are emphasized. This course includes 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.