Development Across the Lifespan

Course Description

Lifespan (PHTH 8123) offered as a combined lecture and laboratory based course consisting of the equivalent of 1 credit laboratory experiences (30 Hours) and 1 CH of lecture (15 hours) during the summer semester of the 2nd year of the Doctor of Physical Therapy curriculum. This course represents the integration of the skills and knowledge acquired from Biomechanics and Motor Control and Learning, the clinical examination and intervention courses, as well as the musculoskeletal and neuromuscular series of clinical management courses taken concurrently. This course builds upon the basic science and theory of previous coursework to allow an understanding of the mechanisms that define human movement and allow for interaction of the individual with their environment across the lifespan. A large focus of the course will be the typical trajectory of motor development (pediatrics through geriatrics) and pathologic effects which occur through the lifespan on an individual's ability to move and interact with their surroundings. The laboratories also involve discussion and training on the use of the tests for motor development, balance and posture, gait, and upper extremity function, and are supplemented with pediatric, adult, and geriatric case studies to allow for the development of the skill set necessary to allow the student to apply the tests as used in lab to the clinical arena.

Code

PHTH 8123

Credits

2

Subject

PHTH