Physical and Mechanical Modalities

Catalog description

Modalities is a 2-credit course during the Summer semester of the second year of the DPT program. This course is designed to provide students with a theoretical knowledge base and the psychomotor skills required for the therapeutic application of commonly used physical and mechanical modalities. Clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice will be fostered through traditional lectures, group discussions, hands-on laboratory activities, case studies and review of literature. Students will be expected to apply information from previous coursework in a relevant manner to critically analyze a variety of clinical scenarios. Upon completion of the course, students will be expected to demonstrate sound clinical decision making and competency in selecting, justifying and administering physical and mechanical modalities.