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OTHOTICS: APPLICATIONS IN PHYSICAL THERAPY PRACTICE

PHYTHER 675
Course Description

Provides the the cognitive, affective and psychomotor skills for efficacious examination/evaluation and treatment of patients with conditions requiring orthotic, protective and supportive devices. Specific orthotic topics include: material technology; biomechanics of orthoses; orthotic design and fabrication principles, lower limb orthoses (LLO); spinal orthoses (SO); upper limb orthoses (ULO); and wheelchair seating and propulsion. Provides the foundation for clinical applications in the musculoskeletal (PHY THER 676/677) and neuromuscular clinical tracts (PHY THER 635/636).

Prerequisties

Declared in Doctor of Physical Therapy program

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

2

Offered

Occasionally

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