Course Listing

PT 100 Terminology for Physical Rehabilitation 1
This course is designed as a pathway to mastery of medical prefixes, suffixes, and root terms related to the human body systems, emphasizing the skeletal, muscular, neurological systems. Additional course content includes medical abbreviations common to physical medicine and basic rules and formats for documenting in the medical record.

PT 110 Introduction to Physical Therapy 2 Lecture/2 Lab/3
In this course, the student is educated on the history and purpose of physical therapy as a profession and the role and scope of practice of physical therapy personnel in the delivery of health care. Through lecture and laboratory practice, the student will learn basic patient care activities and physical therapy procedures, documentation, basic health care ethics, and communication skills. The organization and operation of the P.T. department is introduced. Laboratory skill competency checks are mandatory and scheduled in addition to laboratory class.

PT 113 Physical Agents 2 Lecture/3 Lab/4
The students will learn theory on pain and its management, the relationship of skin integrity and physical agents, physiological responses and physical agents, and the theory and application of thermal agents, external compression, massage, and mechanical traction. Laboratory skill competency checks are mandatory and may be scheduled in addition to laboratory class. Prerequisites: BL 203, PT 100, PT 110.

PT 114 Clinical Kinesiology 2 Lecture/4 Lab/4
Clinical Kinesiology involves principles of physics, anatomy and physiology as applied to the human body for study of normal and abnormal movements. Understanding human body movements is a foundation for physical therapy treatment of movement disorders. The student will be competent in the techniques of measuring joint motion and muscle strength through manual testing. Study of the normal gait cycle, common gait deviations and gait training is included. Laboratory skill competency checks are mandatory and may be scheduled in addition to laboratory class. Prerequisites: BL 204, PT 100, PT 110.

PT 116 Human Diseases 3
The student is introduced to human diseases in the format of description, etiology, signs and symptoms, diagnostic procedures, treatment, prognosis, and prevention. Diseases are presented by human system with additional sections on infectious diseases, neoplasia, congenital diseases, the immune process and pharmacology as relevant to the rehabilitation professions. The inflammatory process is reviewed and related to clinical treatment. Prerequisites: BL 204, PT 100, PT 110.

PT 161 Clinical Education I 130 Hours/1
Clinical Education I is a course in an affiliated physical therapy clinic. Under the supervision of a clinical instructor, the student performs physical therapist assistant patient care activities included in PT 110, PT 113, PT 114, and PT 220. The student observes various clinical activities. Students are responsible for transportation to assigned clinical sites. Prerequisites: BL 204, PT 100, PT 110, PT 113.

PT 220 Therapeutic Exercise 3 Lecture/3 Lab/4
Through lecture and laboratory instruction the student learns to administer therapeutic exercise. Content includes the exercise categories of range of motion, resistive, flexibility and mobilization. Within each category different forms such as active, passive, facilitation and inhibition are studied and applied to various pathologies and body segments. Content includes sections on obstetric, pulmonary, aerobic, and work hardening exercise. The presence and stage of inflammation and its relationship to therapeutic exercise is emphasized throughout the course. Laboratory skill competency checks are mandatory and may be scheduled in addition to laboratory class. Prerequisites: BL 204, PT 100, PT 110, PT 113.

PT 230 Rehabilitation I 2 Lecture/4 Lab/4 Credits
Principles of physical therapy learned in previous and concurrent courses are the foundation to this clinical application course. Rehabilitation programs for various disabilities are explained and application practiced. Laboratory skill competency checks are mandatory and may be scheduled in addition to laboratory class. Prerequisites: PT 114, PT 116, PT 160, PT 220.

PT 231 Rehabilitation II 2 Lecture/2 Lab/3 Credits
The second of two clinical application courses in which principles of physical therapy learned in previous and concurrent courses are used. Rehabilitation programs for various disabilities are explained and application practiced. Laboratory skill competency checks are mandatory and scheduled in addition to laboratory class. Prerequisites: PT 114, PT 116, PT 160, PT 220.

PT 232 Management of Cardiopulmonary and Orthopedic Conditions 2 Lecture/4 Lab/4
Applying previously learned material, this course will focus on specific examination and intervention techniques for a variety of cardiopulmonary and orthopedic conditions. Rehabilitation programs, including indications and contraindications, are explained and applied to patient cases. Laboratory skill competency checks are mandatory and may be scheduled in addition to laboratory class. Prerequisites: PT 114, PT 116, PT 160, PT 220.