ATHTR 436Physical Agents in Rehabilitation

4 credits · Athletic Training · Penn State

The course provides students with the theoretical foundation for the application of contemporary therapeutic modalities in the treatment of musculoskeletal injuries sustained by physically-active populations. At the end of this course students will: 1) have a working knowledge of the inflammatory response to tissue injury, pain perception and the body's analgesic mechanisms; 2) understand the physical principles of thermal, acoustic, electrical, light and mechanical modalities; 3) understand the physiological response to thermal, acoustic, electrical, light and mechanical modalities; 4) be able to search for and appraise clinically relevant trials involving modality application and; 5) apply these understandings and thermal, acoustic, electrical, light and mechanical modalities in the safe and effective manner.