2 lecture hours and 2 lab hours per week. The course will cover a range of disabilities including primary and secondary neurological, musculoskeletal, developmental, neuromuscular and cardiopulmonary disorders. 1 lecture hour and 2 lab hours per week. Content of courses will vary. 2 lecture hours per week or 1 lecture and 2 lab hours per week.
Students rotate through clinical settings.
4 hours per week - 16 weeks. The student will be given the opportunity to develop and apply skills for the management of patients with unique conditions such as AIDS, arthritis, burns, cancer, diabetes, and renal disease. The role of the physical therapist in the management of the obstetric and gynecologic patients will also be covered. This course stresses the skills of evaluation, program planning, treatment, re-evaluation, and continuing health care in dysfunction of the musculoskeletal system. Special emphasis will be place manual evaluation and treatment of mechanical spinal dysfunction.