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Sep 27, 2024
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2023-2024 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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PTA 1450 - Physical Agents in Physical Therapy
Credits: 3
This course develops the student’s competence with problem-solving and application of physical therapy interventions using physical agents, including therapeutic applications of heat, cold, water, electricity, light, and mechanical forces or devices. The student will be exposed to lecture-based facilitation and laboratory experiences regarding therapeutic application of physical agents that will include scientific theory, common pathologies that would reflect best practice usage of physical agent interventions, indications, contraindications, and precautions to use. Patient simulation and case scenarios allow for problem solving and discussion of expected patient outcomes from the use of physical agents, patient education and communication, and appropriate documentation for provided physical agent interventions.
Prerequisite: C or higher in PTA 1200 , PTA 1250 , PTA 1300
Previous PTA* H145 (NVCC) or PTA* D230 (NCC) or PTA*D199 (NCC, Spring 2023)
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