| Physical Therapy | PT | 502 | Measuring Motor Development and Function | 3 hours. | Psychometric characteristics of standardized tests of motor development and function. Survey of tests, test evaluation, interpretation of test scores, and application to clinical practice. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor and a graduate-level course in statistics. |
| Physical Therapy | PT | 503 | Analysis of Motor Development | 3 hours. | Sensorimotor development in children, relating changes to maturation, skill acquisition, motor learning, environmental influences and individual differences. Includes critical review of current literature. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. Recommended background: Prior experience in or knowledge of child development. Course is targeted to graduate and professional students pursuing health-related degrees. |
| Physical Therapy | PT | 504 | Assessment of Developmental Processes in Infancy | 2 hours. | Motor and behavioral competencies of the newborn, both term and preterm. Assessment of behavior and motor dysfunction in infants; analysis of the literature on intervention. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor and credit or concurrent registration in a graduate-level course in statistics. |
| Physical Therapy | PT | 505 | Advances in Rehabilitation Sciences I | 3 hours. | Highlights the advances in the knowledge in rehabilitiation of neurological, pediatric and geriatric populations. Provides exposure to methods of assessment, treatment and outcome measurements, and basic understanding of recovery of functions. Prerequisite(s): Graduate or professional standing; and consent of the instructor. |
| Physical Therapy | PT | 506 | Advances in Rehabilitation Sciences II | 3 hours. | Highlights advances in knowledge in non-pharmacological management of pain and rehabilitation of orthopedic and cardiopulmonary populations. Covers assessment, treatment and outcome measurements, and basic understanding of recovery of functions. Prerequisite(s): Graduate or professional standing; and consent of the instructor. |
| Physical Therapy | PT | 510 | Control of Posture and Locomotion | 2 hours. | Review and analysis of normal and developmental aspects, assessment, disorders, and rehabilitation of balance and gait disorders. Prerequisite(s): PT 562; and consent of the instructor. |
| Physical Therapy | PT | 511 | Therapeutic Intervention | 3 hours. | Provides clinicians with an approach to integrate research into practice. The goal is to acquire skills to evaluate therapeutic interventions in the literature and in practice. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. |
| Physical Therapy | PT | 520 | Mechanics of Joint Dysfunction | 3 hours. | Principles of mechanics applied to pathology of joint components; mechanical and neurological implications of extremity and spinal joint dysfunction; critical review of pertinent literature. Prerequisite(s): PT 519. |
| Physical Therapy | PT | 521 | Biomechanics of Locomotor Dysfunction | 3 hours. | Principles of mechanics applied to the study of human movement and walking pattern. Kinematic and kinetic analysis of normal and pathological deviations. Prerequisite(s): Human Physiology and Anatomy I or equivalent courses and consent of instructor. |
| Physical Therapy | PT | 562 | Neural Plasticity and Pathophysiology | 3 hours. | Neurologic concepts underlying PNS/CNS injury process and neural plasticity (nervous system remodeling and reorganization). Neuropathology of conditions producing movement dysfunction. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. |
| Physical Therapy | PT | 563 | Measurement in Rehabilitation Sciences | 3 hours. | Application of measurement science to test development; Assess merits of various clinical outcome measures and research design. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor and any graduate-level statistics course. |
| Physical Therapy | PT | 570 | Planning and Evaluating Intervention Programs in Various Settings | 3 hours. | Planning, implementation, and evaluation of services for children with special needs. Emphasis on conceptual frameworks in human development and family systems. Program planning and evaluation. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. Recommended background: Prior experience or knowledge of child development. |
| Physical Therapy | PT | 571 | Biomechanics of Normal and Abnormal Movement | 3 hours. | Principles of statics and dynamics exemplified by human movements. Examination of muscle mechanics, joint forces, stability. Redundancy and intersegmental interactions in multijoint movements. Same as KN 571. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. |
| Physical Therapy | PT | 572 | Psychology of Motor Control and Learning | 3 hours. | Advanced principles of the control and acquisition of complex, voluntary skills. Same as KN 572. Prerequisite(s): KN 372; or consent of the instructor. |
| Physical Therapy | PT | 574 | Instrumentation for Motor Control Research | 3 hours. | Introduction to oscilloscopes, amplifiers, filters, and transducers. Origin and processing of electromyograms. Motion capture and processing techniques. Same as KN 574. Prerequisite(s): KN 571 or PT 571. |
| Physical Therapy | PT | 580 | Advanced Clinical Reasoning in Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy I: Extremities | 2 hours. | Designed to promote clinical reasoning and understanding of the research literature for enhancement of evidenced based clinical practice with an emphasis on extremity joint dysfunction. |
| Physical Therapy | PT | 581 | Advanced Clinical Reasoning in Orthopedic Manual Therapy II: Spine | 2 hours. | Designed to promote clinical reasoning and understanding of the research literature for enhancement of evidenced-based clinical practice with an emphasis on spinal joint dysfunction. |
| Physical Therapy | PT | 582 | Advanced Manipulation and Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy I: Extremities | 3 hours. | Designed to provide an evidenced-based approach toward evaluation and management of peripheral musculoskeletal disorders, including thrust and non-thrust manipulation. Prerequisite(s): Must be a U.S. licensed physical therapist. |
| Physical Therapy | PT | 583 | Advanced Manipulation and Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy II: Spine | 3 hours. | Designed to provide an evidenced-based approach toward evaluation and management of spinal musculoskeletal disorders, including thrust and non-thrust manipulation. Prerequisite(s): Must be a U.S. licensed physical therapist. |
| Physical Therapy | PT | 584 | Clinical Mentorship I: Extremities | 3 hours. | Physical therapy practice under the tutelage of a mentor. Students will apply and master skills, techniques and reasoning methods learned in the didactic coursework. Emphasis is on peripheral musculoskeletal disorders. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Prerequisite(s): Instructor approval required; must be a U.S. licensed physical therapist. |
| Physical Therapy | PT | 585 | Clinical Mentorship II: Spine | 3 hours. | Physical therapy practice under the tutelage of a mentor. Students will apply and master skills, techniques and reasoning methods learned in the didactic coursework. Emphasis is on spinal musculoskeletal disorders. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Prerequisite(s): Instructor approval required; must be a U.S. licensed physical therapist. |
| Physical Therapy | PT | 594 | Special Topics in Rehabilitation Sciences | 1 TO 4 hours. | Selected topics of interest within physical rehabilitation specialty areas. Particular attention is given to topics of importance on evidence-based strategies in physical rehabilitation. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours if topics vary. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. |
| Physical Therapy | PT | 595 | Seminar in Rehabilitation Sciences | 1 hours. | Topics of current interest in physical rehabilitation sciences. Includes discussions of current research and important new developments in the specific disciplines. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. |
| Physical Therapy | PT | 596 | Independent Study | 1 TO 4 hours. | For graduate students who wish to pursue independent study not related to their project/thesis research. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. |
| Physical Therapy | PT | 597 | Project in Rehabilitation Sciences | 0 TO 9 hours. | Supervised practicum in laboratory or field setting in which recent research findings are applied, tested, and evaluated. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): Graduate or professional standing, and consent of the adviser and director of graduate studies. |
| Physical Therapy | PT | 598 | Research in Rehabilitation Sciences | 0 TO 16 hours. | Indpendent research in one area of rehabilitation sciences directed by a faculty member. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Prerequisite(s): Foundation courses in research methods and graduate level statistics and consent of the instructor. |