Advanced Musculoskeletal Management: Extremities

Catalog description

In this course, students will learn in-depth musculoskeletal evaluation skills of the extremities, which will build upon the basic assessment skills learned in PHTH 685. Emphasis will be on selective tension tests of contractile and noncontractile tissue using joint play and accessory motion-testing techniques. Students will learn how to perform a systematic orthopedic evaluation, including stability and mobility tests, strength and functional assessment, and special joint tests to determine the need for physical therapy intervention or referral to another health care provider. Physical therapy evaluation and treatment of a wide range of orthopedic conditions will be discussed and practiced. Treatment methods will focus on manual therapy, including joint mobilization, muscle energy, myofascial release, positional release, and therapeutic exercise.