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2019-2020 ATSU University Catalog 
    
2019-2020 ATSU University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PT 801 - Neuromuscular Physical Therapy


3 credit hours

This course is designed to update the practicing physical therapist in current theory and issues underlying assessment and treatment of the adult patient with neurological injury/disease. Principles of motor control and motor learning will be studied. Normal posture control will also be covered. Current principles, tools, and strategies for assessment and treatment of impairments and functional limitations for individuals with specific neurological diagnoses will be covered, including pathologies of brain injury/disease, spinal cord injury/disease, vestibular pathology, Parkinson ‘s disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Guillain-Barre Syndrome and Post-Polio Syndrome. Prerequisite: HP 805 - tDPT Foundations.