2016-2017 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
PT 651 - Spinal Exam and Intervention
Students will learn the basic, evidence-based examination, evaluation, intervention, and prognosis skills for musculoskeletal spinal pathologies. An eclectic approach to patient management is presented so that manual and nonmanual based therapeutic approaches may be applied clinically. Issues of injury prevention, including basic workplace and ergonomic issues will be addressed. Offered winter semester. Prerequisite: Successful completion of all previously required courses in the D.P.T. curricular sequence.
Credits: 4