PT 471A Patient/Client Management: Musculoskeletal I
This course is the first in a series of three courses on physical therapy management for patients with orthopedic dysfunction for all body regions. Each element of patient/client management (examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, intervention, and outcomes) will be considered. This course introduces foundational concepts and their application to the lower quarter. Course content is presented within a clinical reasoning framework, and concepts of hypothesis generation/testing and differential diagnosis are highlighted. Your skillset in terms of history taking, performing relevant systems reviews, selecting/administering tests/measures, evaluation, diagnosis, and intervention/ planning/implementation will be developed. Students will be introduced to manual therapy and neurodynamics concepts in examination and intervention. Skills and concepts introduced in prior coursework will be integrated and applied to orthopedic patient case scenarios and previous courses, particularly with regard to: anatomy, biomechanics and kinesiology, manual muscle testing and goniometry, gait and movement analysis, therapeutic modalities, pathology, therapeutic exercise, tissue healing and pain mechanisms, and documentation. You will expand your clinical reasoning skills and be introduced to several clinical patterns. The course includes extensive application of the concepts presented within the disablement model, with identification of impairments, functional limitations, and disability as the basis for establishing intervention strategies and goals.
Distribution
PTH