PTA 110* Physical Science for the PTA (2) A study of the fundamentals of the physical sciences as applied to the practice of the PTA. Topics covered include: mechanics, electricity, heat exchange and transfer, energy, and motion. PREREQUISITE: DSPM 0850 or permission of instructor. Fifteen lecture and thirty lab hours per semester.
PTA 210* Fundamentals of PTA (1) A study of ethics, patients’ rights, and licensure as it applies to the Physical Therapy profession. Other topics covered will include: history, role and scope of the profession, as well as proper documentation and charting techniques. PREREQUISITES: PTA 110 and acceptance into the PTA Program. Fifteen lecture hours per semester.
PTA 221* Clinical Anatomy I (2) Applications of neuro-muscular-skeletal anatomy and physiology including kinesiology and surface anatomy to describing normal motion and movement patterns. Emphasis on the lower extremity and trunk. PREREQUISITES: PTA 110 and acceptance into the PTA program. Fifteen lecture and thirty laboratory hours per semester.
PTA 222* Clinical Anatomy II (2) A continuation of PTA 221 with emphasis on the upper extremities, total body movement, and nervous system control of movement. PREREQUISITES: PTA 210, PTA 221, PTA 253, and AHC 250. Fifteen lecture and thirty laboratory hours per semester.
PTA 242C* Clinical Practice I (3) Clinical practice under the supervision of qualified clinical faculty members in a facility as assigned by the academic faculty. PREREQUISITES: PTA 210, PTA 221, PTA 253 and PTA 250. One hundred- sixty clinical hours per semester.
PTA 243C* Clinical Practice II (8) Clinical practice under the supervision of qualified clinical faculty members in facilities as assigned by the academic faculty. PREREQUISITES: PTA 222, PTA 263, PTA 264 , PTA 265and PTA 242C. Four hundred clinical hours per semester.
PTA 250* Medical Conditions for the PTA (3) A survey of clinical medicine with emphasis on medical conditions frequently seen in patients treated by the physical therapist assistant. Includes an introduction to pharmacology and an in depth survey of neurology. Prerequisite: Admission to the PTA Program or permission of the instructor. Forty-five lecture hours per semester.
PTA 251* PTA Seminar (2) A lecture and discussion course on current topics and issues affecting the physical therapy profession and the role of the PTA including delivery of services, employment practices, legislation, third party payers and developing issues. PREREQUISITES: PTA 222, PTA 263, PTA 264 and PTA 242C. Thirty lecture hours per semester.
PTA 253* Therapeutic Applications I (4) Introduction to massage, body mechanics, positioning, patient transfers and management, assistive and gait devices, isolation and aseptic techniques, manual muscle testing, goniometry, gait assessment and training. One full week of clinical observation PREREQUISITES: PTA 110 and admission to the second year PTA program. Thirty lecture, thirty laboratory and fifty clinical orientation/observation hours per semester.
PTA 263* Therapeutic Applications II (5) Assessment techniques, superficial heat and cold modalities, hydrotherapy, introduction to use of electrical currents, basic therapeutic exercise techniques. Application of techniques and procedures to the treatment of patients with orthopedic and soft tissue injuries and other medical conditions. PREREQUISITES: PTA 210, PTA 221, PTA 250 and PTA 253. Thirty lecture and ninety laboratory hours per semester.
PTA 264* Therapeutic Applications III (5) Continuation of PTA 263. Further study of therapeutic exercise, introduction to traction, industrial rehabilitation, ergonomics, and aquatic therapy. Applications of these and previously studied techniques and procedures to patients with amputations, neck and back pathologies, arthritis and other medical conditions. Emphasis on program implementation and documentation. PREREQUISITES: PTA 210, PTA 221, PTA 250 and PTA 253. Forty-five lecture and sixty laboratory hours per semester.
PTA 265* Therapeutic Applications IV (2) Treatment procedures and appliances including prosthetics, intermittent compression and orthotics. Assessment and treatment of the paatient with peripheral vascular disease including lymphedema and amputations. Introduction to principles of rehabiltation of patients with neurological dysfunction. Prerequisites: PTA 221* PTA 253*, and PTA 250*. Fifteen lecture and thirty laboratory hours per semester.
PTA 270* Therapeutic Applications V (4) Continuation of therapeutic exercise and rehabilitation techniques for patients with neurological dysfunctions and advanced theory of electrical modalities. Application of techniques and procedures to patients with burns, neurological, cardiopulmonary, and multi-handicapping conditions. Special areas of practice. PREREQUISITES: PTA 222, PTA 263, PTA 264, and PTA 242C. Thirty lecture and sixty laboratory hours per semester.
