Rehabilitation Health Sciences - Intro Rehab Science

Catalog description

This course provides introduction to and overview of rehabilitation science, an interdisciplinary field of study that focuses on restoring functional capacity in a person and improving their interactions with the surrounding environment. Different areas of rehabilitation science will be presented. Features of the pathological conditions and targeted individuals, factors that contribute to the outcomes of the rehabilitation, research tools and measurements, potential optimal rehabilitation techniques, and directions of future research will be discussed. Prerequisite: Entry into the PhD in Rehabilitation Science program or permission of instructor.