WELLNESS & PT

Catalog description

This course is designed to help students develop an altruistic and socially responsible attitude as set forth by the APTA Core Values. It is designed to help students learn how to reach outside their clinic and make changes in their community. In this course, each student learns a variety of ways to develop wellness programs in their community. They are also challenged to be creative so that they can stand out in a competitive environment of practitioners. This course also introduces students to the Functional Movement Screen (FMS). In addition, Students in this course are required to search, read, and appraise peer reviewed articles pertaining to preventative medicine. The course analyzes different means of educating the public about wellness. Students will be aware of different platforms for education such as, but not limited to, Facebook, Twitter, podcasts, blogs, and videos.