Mar 29, 2024  
2023-2025 Catalog Volume XXXI Ver 1 
    
2023-2025 Catalog Volume XXXI Ver 1

DPT 6640 Advanced Therapeutic Interventions


Lecture: 1 Lab: 2 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 3
This course provides students with advanced clinical reasoning and intervention skills for the management of patients with neuromusculoskeletal dysfunction. Manual therapy and therapeutic exercise skills learned in previous courses are honed and expanded upon with the integration of advanced spinal manipulation and therapeutic exercise techniques. Students also learn basic dry needling skills for the treatment of soft tissue dysfunction. An emphasis is placed on clinical reasoning and decision-making to safely and effectively integrate these advanced interventions into patient treatment plans. Professional advocacy for restricted or challenged physical therapy interventions is explored for students to learn administrative avenues to facilitate change both locally and nationally. This course also includes multiple case scenarios and a heavy lab component to develop and/or refine the use of these advanced interventions.

Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of Quarter 5 courses