Course Description
PT 722
PT Clinical Skills IB
Units: 3
(75 contact hours)
A continuation of PT Clinical Skills IA, this clinical skills course focuses on objective techniques of the lower extremity and axial skeleton for range of motion (ROM), muscle testing (MMT), general neurological screening, draping, and palpation. Gross muscle testing for the whole body is completed. Kinesiology of normal gait is studied from a functional and clinical approach. Incorporation of evaluation skills continue, including documentation. Information is reiterated with laboratory activities, homework, and practical examination using a problem-solving approach. Concurrent with PT 522