Standard

PTA 211 - Clinical Practicum III

Course Description

Provides for additional experience in health care facilities to observe and practice skills under supervision. Topics include: therapeutic exercises, stroke rehabilitation, NDT techniques, PNF techniques, spinal cord injury rehabilitation techniques, amputee rehabilitation, identifying architectural barriers, TENS applications, performance of specific manual muscle testing, gait analysis, and postural analysis.

Competency Areas		Hours
Therapeutic Exercises		Class	0
Stroke Rehabilitation		D. Lab	0
NDT Techniques		P. Lab/O.B.I.	12
PNF Techniques		Credit	4
Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Techniques
Amputee Rehabilitation
Identifying Architectural Barriers
TENS Applications
Performance of Specific Manual Muscle Testing
Gait Analysis
Postural Analysis
Prerequisite:	PTA 208
Corequisite:

Course Guide

Competency	After completing this section, the student will:	Hours
		Class	D.Lab	P.Lab/ O.B.I.
THERAPEUTIC EXERCISES		0	0	(120)
Preparation	Prepare patients, treatment areas, and equipment.
	Perform or assist with any type of transfers.
	Take vital signs.
Therapeutic exercises	Demonstrate applications of techniques used in active-assistive, active, and resistive exercises.
	Demonstrate isokinetic, and isometric exercise on various parts of the body.
	Conduct therapeutic exercise including stroke rehabilitation, spinal cord injury rehabilitation, scoliosis, and amputee rehabilitation techniques.
Patient response	Observe patient's response to treatment.
Treatment modification	Demonstrate ability to make minor treatment modifications in response to individual need or acute changes in physiological status.
Communication skills	Develop oral and written communication skills and documentation.
Organization	Organize time and equipment efficiently.
Other tasks	Perform other appropriate tasks or responsibilities assigned by the physical therapist.
STROKE REHABILITATION		0	0	(120)
Preparation	Prepare patients, treatment areas, and equipment.
	Perform or assist with any type of transfers.
	Take vital signs.
Stroke rehabilitation	Perform and practice stroke rehabilitation technique.
Patient response	Observe patient's response to treatment.
Treatment modification	Demonstrate ability to make minor treatment modifications in response to individual need or acute changes in physiological status.
Communication skills	Develop oral and written communication skills and documentation.
Organization	Organize time and equipment efficiently.
Other tasks	Perform other appropriate tasks or responsibilities assigned by the physical therapist.
NDT TECHNIQUES		0	0	(120)
Preparation	Prepare patients, treatment areas, and equipment.
	Perform or assist with any type of transfers.
	Take vital signs.
NDT techniques	Perform and practice NDT techniques.
Patient response	Observe patient's response to treatment.
Treatment modification	Demonstrate ability to make minor treatment modifications in response to individual need or acute changes in physiological status.
Communication skills	Develop oral and written communication skills and documentation.
Organization	Organize time and equipment efficiently.
Other tasks	Perform other appropriate tasks or responsibilities assigned by the physical therapist.
PNF TECHNIQUES		0	0	(120)
Preparation	Prepare patients, treatment areas, and equipment. Take vital signs.
PNF techniques	Perform and practice PNF techniques.
Patient response	Observe patient's response to treatment.
Treatment modification	Demonstrate ability to make minor treatment modifications in response to individual need or acute changes in physiological status.
Communication skills	Develop oral and written communication skills and documentation.
Organization	Organize time and equipment efficiently.
Other tasks	Perform other appropriate tasks or responsibilities assigned by the physical therapist.
SPINAL CORD INJURY REHABILITATION TECHNIQUES		0	0	(120)
Preparation	Prepare patients, treatment areas, and equipment.
	Perform or assist with any type of transfers.
	Take vital signs.
Spinal cord injury rehabilitation techniques	Perform spinal cord injury rehabilitation.
Patient response	Observe patient's response to treatment.
Treatment modification	Demonstrate ability to make minor treatment modifications in response to individual need or acute changes in physiological status.
Communication skills	Develop oral and written communication skills and documentation.
Organization	Organize time and equipment efficiently.
Other tasks	Perform other appropriate tasks or responsibilities assigned by the physical therapist.
AMPUTEE REHABILITATION		0	0	(120)
Preparation	Prepare patients, treatment areas, and equipment.
	Perform or assist with any type of transfers.
	Take vital signs.
Amputee rehabilitation	Perform therapeutic exercises on an amputee patient.
	Perform physical therapy management of an amputee patient.
Patient response	Observe patient's response to treatment.
Treatment modification	Demonstrate ability to make minor treatment modifications in response to individual need or acute changes in physiological status.
Communication skills	Develop oral and written communication skills and documentation.
Organization	Organize time and equipment efficiently.
Other tasks	Perform other appropriate tasks or responsibilities assigned by the physical therapist.
IDENTIFYING ARCHITECTURAL BARRIERS		0	0	(120)
Preparation	Prepare patients, treatment areas, and equipment.
	Perform or assist with any type of transfers.
	Take vital signs.
Barriers	Identify architectural barriers and modifications to minimize/alleviate barriers.
Treatment modification	Demonstrate ability to make minor treatment modifications in response to individual need or acute changes in physiological status.
Communication skills	Develop oral and written communication skills and documentation.
Organization	Organize time and equipment efficiently.
Other tasks	Perform other appropriate tasks or responsibilities assigned by the physical therapist.
TENS APPLICATIONS		0	0	(120)
Preparation	Prepare patients, treatment areas, and equipment.
	Perform or assist with any type of transfers.
	Take vital signs.
TENS applications	Apply TENS unit.
Patient response	Observe patient's response to treatment.
Treatment modification	Demonstrate ability to make minor treatment modifications in response to individual need or acute changes in physiological status.
Communication skills	Develop oral and written communication skills and documentation.
Organization	Organize time and equipment efficiently.
Other tasks	Perform other appropriate tasks or responsibilities assigned by the physical therapist.
PERFORMANCE OF SPECIFIC MANUAL MUSCLE TESTING		0	0	(120)
Preparation	Prepare patients, treatment areas, and equipment.
	Perform or assist with any type of transfers.
	Take vital signs.
Specific manual muscle test	Perform specific manual muscle tests to assess muscle function.
Goniometric measurements	Perform goniometric measurements.
Patient response	Observe patient's response to treatment.
Treatment modification	Demonstrate ability to make minor treatment modifications in response to individual need or acute changes in physiological status.
Communication skills	Develop oral and written communication skills and documentation.
Organization	Organize time and equipment efficiently.
Other tasks	Perform other appropriate tasks or responsibilities assigned by the physical therapist.
GAIT ANALYSIS		0	0	(120)
Preparation	Prepare patients, treatment areas, and equipment.
	Perform or assist with any type of transfers.
	Take vital signs.
Gait analysis	Analyze gait.
	Observe gait.
	Identify components of a normal gait and deviations from a normal gait.
	Suggest possible causative factors for deviations.
Gait training	Perform gait training techniques.
ADL training	Perform ADL training techniques.
Patient response	Observe patient's response to treatment.
Treatment modification	Demonstrate ability to make minor treatment modifications in response to individual need or acute changes in physiological status.
Communication skills	Develop oral and written communication skills and documentation.
Organization	Organize time and equipment efficiently.
Other tasks	Perform other appropriate tasks or responsibilities assigned by the physical therapist.
POSTURAL ANALYSIS		0	0	(120)
Preparation	Prepare patients, treatment areas, and equipment.
	Perform or assist with any type of transfers.
	Take vital signs.
Posture examination	Appraise body alignments and body posture.
	Identify postural abnormalities.
Patient response	Observe patient's response to treatment.
Treatment modification	Demonstrate ability to make minor treatment modifications in response to individual need or acute changes in physiological status.
Communication skills	Develop oral and written communication skills and documentation.
Organization	Organize time and equipment efficiently.
Other tasks	Perform other appropriate tasks or responsibilities assigned by the physical therapist.

Suggested Resources

Refer to institute's clinical evaluation manual for practicum specific resources.