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Apr 23, 2024
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2020-2022 Catalog Volume XXX Ver 3 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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DPT 6320 Musculoskeletal Practice IV
Lecture: 2 Lab: 2 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4
This is the final course in a four-course series introducing students to the clinical application of human biomechanics, functional movement, and examination principles. These principles are applied to lower extremity musculoskeletal dysfunction in this course, but also serve as a foundation for future courses in the management of patients with other system- or lifespan-related disorders. Students concentrate on the application of psychomotor skills related to regional palpation, examination, and evidence-based interventions emphasizing patient education, manual therapy, and therapeutic exercise. Instruction on differential diagnosis and determining primary and secondary hypotheses is completed. Foundational elements of patient management are emphasized that use patient presentation and clinical evidence to classify patients, establish prognosis and functional goals, and develop comprehensive intervention programs related to the upper extremity. A patient-centered approach to health and disease is presented to help students recognize conditions both at risk for advanced chronicity and outside the scope of physical therapy.
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of Quarter 2 courses
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