Assessing and Treating Activity Limitations

Catalog description

This course equips DPT students with skills needed to assess and treat activity limitations. Students learn examination strategies for bed mobility, sit-to-stand, sitting and standing balance, and dynamic balance assessment techniques, along with targeted physical therapy interventions improving these functional skills. Key topics include fall risk management, home assessment, functional training progression, and mental practice to enhance motor learning. Emphasis is placed on patient and caregiver education, effective delegation to PTAs, and thorough documentation to support safe and effective functional mobility outcomes.