PT 950 - Management of Special Populations

This course provides students with experience in physical therapy examination, diagnosis, management, and outcome assessment of patients in select populations not otherwise covered in the curriculum. The course focuses on the physical therapy care of individuals with integumentary conditions such as burn trauma, vascular ulcers, and pressure wounds; the geriatric patient; patients with pelvic health conditions such as incontinence and pelvic pain, and patients with chronic pain. Relevant medical, surgical, pharmacological, and imaging procedures will also be presented in relation to the physical therapy management. Case studies will be used to integrate information and enhance the development of clinical problem solving skills and inter-professional collaboration.

Prerequisite(s): Prior courses in DPT curriculum
Grading Basis: Graded Repeatable: No Typical Periods Offered: Summer