Evaluation and intervention strategies are integrated with client cases presented in Movement Science I. Includes assignment to a clinical advisor who plans with the student for practical experience related to laboratory study. Includes study of basic neuroscience. 3 credits Laboratory experiences in evaluation and intervention strategies for selected impairments in movement. 3 credits Orientation to the education role of the physical therapist with discussion, small group projects, written and oral presentations on the projects. 3 credits Problem-based tutorial includes study of client cases illustrating an increasingly complex variety of causes and manifestations of movement dysfunction.
Cases incorporate an array of ethical, social, psychological, communication and economic issues.
2 credits Guided independent study of structures and functions of the body in healthy and impaired states, the impact of health care evaluations and interventions on structures and functions. Includes study of basic physiology and neuroscience. 3 credits Laboratory experiences in evaluation and intervention strategies for selected impairments in movement. 3 credits Orientation to the health care system and the role of the physical therapist in health care delivery. Includes discussion, small group projects, and poster presentations on the projects.