ATHTR 434Rehabilitation of Injuries to the Lower Extremities, and Spine

3 credits · Athletic Training · Penn State

Rehabilitation of Injuries to the Lower Extremities is a 3-credit course offered each fall semester with an enrollment limit of 40 students. The course provides students who have been accepted into the undergraduate athletic training option in the Department of Kinesiology with the theoretical foundation for application of manual therapy techniques and therapeutic exercises in the treatment of musculoskeletal injuries sustained by physically active individuals. Laboratory instruction and guided practice in performing manual therapy techniques and therapeutic exercises will also be provided. At the end of this course students: 1) can identify five components of a comprehensive plan of care for an injured physically-active person; 2) have a working knowledge of the effects of therapeutic exercise on tissue repair and return to activity; 3) have a working knowledge of the impact of pain on programs and therapeutic exercise; 4) are able to perform selected manual therapy techniques and integrate them into a comprehensive plan of care; 5) understand the psychological response to injury and therapeutic exercise; 6) can develop a plan of rehabilitation utilizing principles of tissue healing, therapeutic exercise and manual therapy; and 7) instruct patients in home programs of therapeutic exercise. This course will focus on the basic principles of therapeutic exercise and rehabilitation of injuries to the lower extremities.