The focus of this course is an in-depth study and analysis of the regional and systemic organization of the body.
Emphasis is placed upon structure and function of human movement.
This course presents the fundamental vocabulary and concepts of disease to include their causes, lesions, and mechanisms. The diseases are approached by organ system, with a review of the anatomy and physiology involved, epidemiology of each disease, pathologic and clinical manifestations, and diagnostic techniques. This course covers fundamental patient care skills and serves as an introduction to performing and documenting examination techniques that are a component of patient evaluation, basic physical therapy interventions, and concepts of prevention. This course deals with the study of the statistical methods most pertinent to physical therapists in clinical practice. Management and synthesis of data are emphasized, and data interpretations are related to relevance for clinical practice.