Course Catalog » Physical Therapy 218C

Subject: Physical Therapy
Course Number: 218C
Course Title: Therapeutic Exercise: Advanced Prescription & Manual Therapy
Units: 1.5
School: Graduate Division
Department: Physical Therapy Program

Course Description: Students will further their understanding of muscle structure and function and integrate principles of nerve, tendon, and muscle biology and kinesiology to design and modify both evidence-based exercise programs and manual therapy interventions for basic case presentations. Students will also synthesize evaluation findings into a problem-based intervention list using the movement analysis model to include therapeutic exercise and manual therapy in isolation and in combination.
Prerequisites: PHYS THER 218A, PHYS THER 218B
Restrictions: Third-year DPT students.
Activities: Direct - Lecture, Direct - Lab-Skills, Student - Lecture

Instructor of Record: L. Fecteau
Additional Instructor(s): A. Lui, A. Long
May the student choose the instructor for this course? No
Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? No

Quarter(s) Offered: Fall
Course Grading Convention: Letter Grade
Graduate Division course: Yes
Is this a web-based online course? No
Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? No
May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? Yes
Repeat course for credit? No