PT 616 Musculoskeletal Physical Therapy

6 Credits

Students study procedures for patient screening, examination, evaluation of examination data, establishing a diagnosis, determining a prognosis of anticipated outcomes, critical decision making, and the creation and implementation of a management plan with goals related to anticipated outcomes. Students learn to examine and manage patients with primary or secondary musculoskeletal conditions of all ages with increasing complexity due to co-existing illnesses in a variety of anticipated practice settings, including managed care settings and where team management and interaction are expected.