PTAE 208 Orthopedic Rehabilitation*

This course presents strengthening and conditioning principles and how these principles relate to rehabilitation of dysfunction. Students learn how range of motion, strength, endurance, power, speed, agility, balance, proprioception and kinesthesia relate to function and rehabilitation. Includes lab.

Credits

4 Credits

Semester Contact Hours Lecture

30

Semester Contact Hours Lab

60

Prerequisite

BIOL 228, PTAE 101, PTAE 107, PTAE 110, PTAE 211

Corequisite

PTAE 113, PTAE 207, PTAE 217

PTAE 208Orthopedic Rehabilitation*

Please note: This is not a course syllabus. A course syllabus is unique to a particular section of a course by instructor. This curriculum guide provides general information about a course.

I. General Information

Department

II. Course Specification

Credit Hours Narrative

4 Credits

Semester Contact Hours Lecture

30

Semester Contact Hours Lab

60

Prerequisite Narrative

BIOL 228, PTAE 101, PTAE 107, PTAE 110, PTAE 211

Corequisite Narrative

PTAE 113, PTAE 207, PTAE 217

III. Catalog Course Description

This course presents strengthening and conditioning principles and how these principles relate to rehabilitation of dysfunction. Students learn how range of motion, strength, endurance, power, speed, agility, balance, proprioception and kinesthesia relate to function and rehabilitation. Includes lab.

IV. Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:

• Integrate manual therapy, therapeutic exercise, therapeutic modalities and other therapeutic techniques in a manner than is appropriate for the individual patient.
• Distinguish a clear approach to instructing a patient in a home exercise program that emphasizes safety and therapeutic progression.
• Asses the response to a given treatment by a patient and choose when a change in status is appropriate to report back to the supervising therapist.
• Separate out the various long term and short term goals for a given orthopedic patient and rationalize safe and competent treatment progressions in between patient sessions with the supervising PT.
• Produce clear and concise documentation of the orthopedic patient and present an appropriate representation of the patient to the supervising PT.
• Demonstrate and understanding for appropriate sequencing of treatments during a single therapy session for the orthopedic patient.

V. Topical Outline (Course Content)

VI. Delivery Methodologies