INTRO TO PHYSICAL THERAPY

Course Code:
PTA 101
Active Term:
Spring Term
/ All Years
Course Description:
This course presents a general orientation to the profession of physical therapy (PT) and the role of the physical therapist assistant (PTA) as part of the treatment team. The course includes the historical background, professional ethics and development of the profession of PT. Documentation and medical terminology introduced earlier will be revisited. The student will gain an appreciation of the psychosocial issues and cultural diversity in healthcare, as well as the physical and mechanical principles relative to body function. Topics of instruction include application techniques for the ollowing interventions and data collection skills: vital signs, basic first aid, positioning, massage, muscle testing, range of motion assessment, reflex testing, sensation testing, flexibility testing, body mechanics, and transfer and gait training with assistive devices. Emphasis will be on interventions of particular significance to the PTA.
Credit:
4
Instruction methods:
Lecture
Total hours: 45
Prerequisites:

BIO 240, BIO 241

Corequisites:

PTA 104

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