PROSTHETICS: APPLICATIONS IN PHYSICAL THERAPY PRACTICE

PHYTHER 678

Provides the cognitive, affective and psychomotor skills for efficacious examination/evaluation and treatment of specific integument system conditions. Topics include the management of patients/clients with wounds, burn, frostbite, insensate and/or diseased integument. Functional training in self-care and home management including activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living, as well as in the context of patients with specific integument conditions. Specific wound topics include: infection control in the health care environment, classification of wounds, examination and physical therapy and medical management of persons with wounds. Specific burn topics include: epidemiology of thermal injuries; classification of burn depth; determination of percentage burn; physiological effects of burn by body system; interdisciplinary medical management and physical therapy management for persons with burns/frostbite.

PHYTHER 527

Lab-based course that introduces history taking and physical examination skills germane to assessment of patients with orthopedic and neurologic diagnoses in inpatient and outpatient settings. Introduces clinical decision-making and documentation skills with a focus on examination tests and measures. Labs involve the psychomotor application of exam skills. Outside activities with community partners are an integral part of the course.

PHYTHER 677

Provides the physical therapy student with the cognitive, affective, and psychomotor knowledge for effective examination, evaluation, diagnosis and management of patients/clients of all ages with various musculoskeletal dysfunctions related specifically to the extremities.

PHYTHER 501

Application of anatomy and palpatory skills in a clinically-oriented environment. Focus is on applied anatomy, kinesiology, posture, movement analysis, medical terminology.

PHYTHER 675

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).