Advanced Musculoskeletal Concepts

Catalog description

This course will look at orthopaedic physical therapy of primarily the spine, with extension to the upper and lower extremity. The student will be exposed to the history of, theories behind and a limited scope of the skill of dry needling. The emphasis of the course will be on diagnostic evaluation and treatment using multiple approaches (Nordic, Cyriax, Australian, Paris, Greenman, Functional mobilization, Maitland). Treatment techniques covered will include an introduction to functional dry needling, mobilization, muscle energy and thrust, as well as therapeutic exercise as it relates to mechanical spinal, upper quarter, and lower quarter pain. As a clinical class, much time will be spent on problem solving real life clinical problems by using volunteer patients. Restriction: admitted to D.P.T. Physical Therapy.