Weekly seminar sessions will emphasize issues facing the practice of physical therapy. 15 Physical Therapy Internship Full-time assignment to various clinical settings which provide supervised practical experiences to the student who has completed all previous requirements of the professional program. Selection of specific settings and the rotational time schedule will be decided by the student, the academic and the clinical staff. This course provides an overview of the scientific foundation for the clinical practice or orthopaedic and sports physical therapy. The course content emphasizes a review of clinical anatomy and applied biomechanics, mechanisms of micro-traumatic and macrotraumatic injuries, selected pathologies and syndromes, examination techniques and skills, immobilization and mobilization techniques and exercise, and parameters for return to ADL, activities sports, etc.
Emphasis is on the peripheral joints.
1, Lab. 3. 3 Physical Therapy Science II Study of the physical therapy aspects of long-term care and rehabilitation. Patient types included are respiratory care patients, burn patients, amputees and spinal cord injured patients. 2, Lab. 3. This course provides an overview of the scientific foundation for the clinical practice of orthopaedic and sports medicine physical therapy.