Mobility Training

Catalog description

This course equips DPT students with essential skills for safe and effective mobility training. Topics include infection control, body mechanics, safe patient handling, and monitoring the response to mobility training. Learners integrate knowledge with psychomotor skills related to training skills in bed mobility, transfers, sit-to-stand, and gait training on various surfaces using assistive devices. Emphasis is placed on motor learning principles, documentation of assistance levels, and the use of verbal, tactile, and visual cues. The course also covers acute care mobility considerations, including management of lines and leads, chart review, and safety precautions, preparing students to engage in mobility training in acute care and other in-patient environments.