OT 6910 - Orthopedic Assessment and Intervention Across the Lifespan

4 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: OT 6800, OT 7150.
Occupational Therapy Lab Fee - $100

Description
In this lecture/lab course, students will explore a variety of orthopedic diagnostic conditions and their impact on occupational performance through critical analysis of research evidence and current concepts and techniques utilized in orthopedic rehabilitation. Biomechanical considerations of major orthopedic injuries including injury potential of various human movement activities and methods for injury prevention are explored. Additionally, students will demonstrate orthotic fabrication and use of physical agent modalities with this population. M