The description of the Physical Therapy Program is found in the School of Rehabilitation and Medical Sciences. The developmental foundations of therapeutic procedures are discussed. Emphasis is placed on the clinical management pertinent to physical therapy practice. Study of physiological responses to disease states associated with the nervous system.
Emphasis is placed on the clinical management pertinent to physical therapy practice.
Study of physiological responses to cancer and to diseases of the endocrine, cardiovascular, and respiratory systems. Physical therapy clinical management is emphasized. Extensive laboratory practice of the most frequently used clinical measurement techniques. An introduction to functional neuroanatomy as it relates to physical therapy. Case studies are used to relate implications of neurological lesions with physical therapy intervention.