Foundations of Therapeutic Exercise/Lab

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Therapeutic Exercise will include information relative for creating, analyzing, modifying, and progression of activity training regiments utilized throughout rehabilitation. Students will learn how to manage individualized and group therapeutic exercise programs; determine the precautions, indications, and contraindications of various techniques; identify common conditions where therapeutic strategies are employed. Emphasis is placed on clinical application of muscle strengthening, stretching, conditioning, and aquatic therapy. Principles of exercise prescription will be discussed.