NEUROMUSCULAR I

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Through dynamic lectures, demonstration videos, cases, active learning assignments and in -person labs, students relate neuroanatomy and neurophysiology to existing knowledge on normal human movement, development, and function. Using patient cases across th e lifespan, students explore the impact of peripheral and central nervous system disorders on motor control and function and on neuromotor development. Related diagnostic testing, imaging, and pharmacological/ surgical management are discussed. Students en gage in movement analysis of patients with a variety of neurologic disorders to hypothesize underlying impairments, activity restrictions and participation restrictions across the lifespan. PHTD 914 NEUROMUSCULAR II 4CREDITS Through cases, video demonstrations, labs, patient experiences, and active learning assignments, students advance their clinical reasoning and clinical skills in neurologic patient management. Students learn clinical reasoning, practice guidelines, and psychomotor skills relat ed to patients with neuromuscular dysfunction, including history and review of systems, examination, evaluation, interventions, and outcomes. This course is organized by types of movement problems, including impaired strength and motor control, impaired balance and coordination, abnormal functional mobility and gait, and loss of life roles needed for self -care, play, and work. Progression across the continuum of care and managing varying levels of acuity is emphasized, as is practice across healthcare settings. Lab sessions include coordination and collaboration with interprofessional teams and working with assistive/adaptive/ orthotic devices. Clinical practice guidelines and emerging evidence in neurologic rehab is applied to patient management decision making.