Foundational Skills with lab

Catalog description

Students will learn to recognize the broad variation that characterizes normal movement and begin to appreciate how aberrant movement develops. They will learn how to perform the foundational outcomes. Specific skills instructed in this class include, the assessment of posture, range of motion, muscle length and strength, reflex integrity, sensation, general tone and Upper Motor Neuron signs, cranial nerve function and use of transfers and assistive devices. Instruments used for this course include the g oniometer, dynamometer, tape measure, reflex hammer and, most importantly, the therapists’ own hands.