SPECIAL PATIENT POPULATIONS

5.5 HR. (OC) Prerequisite: PHTA 218 with a grade of C or better. This course provides an overview of physical therapy for special patient populations including conditions related to peripheral vascular disease, cardiopulmonary, amputation and prosthetics, geriatrics, pregnancy, womens and mens health, wound care, burns, other neurological conditions, and oncology. Methods of data collection and documentation of treatment interventions are also covered. Three and one half lecture and five and one half laboratory hours per week.