Therapeutic Modalities in Physical Therapy

Catalog description

This course follows AL 170 Physical Therapy Procedures in the curriculum sequence and is designed to provide the student with a foundation for the use of therapeutic modalities. This course includes instruction on the various modalities of heat, cold, electrical stimulation, hydrotherapy, diathermy, ultrasound, traction, ultraviolet/infrared light and other physical agent modalities and treatments. Prerequisites: AL 170 and concurrent enrollment in AL 171 .