PHYSICAL REHABILITATION FOR THE PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT MODULE 2

Course overview

This course utilizes text from the softback textbook by Michelle H. Cameron MD, PT, OCS ¿Physical Rehabilitation for the Physical Therapist Assistant¿ ¿2011. Physical Rehabilitation for the Physical Therapist Assistant provides a clear, easy-to-read, evidence-based guide to the PTA's role in patient management, covering the core concepts related to physical rehabilitation and emphasizing the PTA's role in intervention. A treatment-oriented focus addresses each of the four categories of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Preferred Practice Patterns: musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cardiopulmonary, and integumentary. The final section of the book addresses interventions which overlap many practice patterns. Course Outline: Chapter 10. Joint Arthroplasty Chapter 11. Soft Tissue Surgery Chapter 12. Amputation and Prostheses Chapter 22. Vital Signs Chapter 23. Deconditioning Chapter 24. Airway Clearance Dysfunction Chapter 25. Congestive Heart Failure Chapter 26. Respiratory Failure Chapter 27. Lymphatic System Disorders