PT 972 - Motor Control/Therapeutic Exercise II

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The purpose of this course is to provide the student with a foundation for examining, evaluating, and providing treatment interventions for individuals who have movement dysfunction secondary to neurological deficits. Emphasis is placed on understanding normal and impaired movement through discussion of current motor control, motor learning, and motor development/lifespan theories. 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 movements), postural control and balance, perception and sensation, muscle tone, strength, and biomechanical