Physical Therapy Interventions III: Therapeutic Exercise

Catalog description

Physical Therapy Interventions III is a clinical course designed to provide the student with guidance and direction in comprehending therapeutic exercise and designing exercise programs for a variety of patients/clients. Students will develop the ability to utilize therapeutic exercise as an intervention designed to eliminate or reduce the severity of impairments, functional limitations and disabilities and prevent or minimize future impairments, functional limitations and disabilities for the patient/client. The course is designed to guide the student through the cognitive process in the selection of and the use of goal-oriented exercises in the intervention plan. The sequence of intervention planning and progression of exercise programs from simple to more complex will be analyzed throughout the course. Various types of symptom clusters will be presented and students will develop exercise programs accordingly.