PT 972 - Motor Control/Therapeutic Exercise II

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The purpose of this 3 credit course is to provide the student with a foundation for examining, evaluating, and providing treatment interventions for individuals who have movement dysfunction, primarily secondary to neurological deficits but also inclusive of patients with multi-system disorders. Emphasis is placed on understanding normal and impaired movement through discussion of motor control, motor learning, and neuroplasticity. The ICF model of enablement and the task oriented conceptual framework for intervention will be used as frameworks for evaluating movement dysfunction and for developing intervention plans.
This course teaches examination and evaluation of and interventions for basic functional movement skills and their underlying components such as motor control/coordination (ability to plan, initiate, sequence, time, and grade movement), postural control and balance, perception and sensation, muscle tone and strength, and biomechanical considerations. Students will also understand the role that cognition, emotion, and sensory/perceptual deficits play in rehabilitation process and modifications to intervention to address these areas. Specific neurological and multi-system diagnoses are introduced as examples of common deficits and as cases for evaluation, intervention, and progression during case study class. Labs develop students’ skills in movement analysis and evaluation of and treatment of movement dysfunction. A problem-solving approach is used to develop the students’ ability to evaluate the patient with neurological and multi-system involvement, to identify and prioritize key problem areas (systems model), to design and implement an appropriate treatment program based on best current evidence and expert consensus, and to employ handling techniques with the stages of learning to assist the patient to maximum recovery.