PTA 500 - Therapeutic Exercise

5 Credit(s) Hours: 8 hrs.

Introduction to therapeutic exercise techniques, studied by anatomical region. Manual muscle testing is presented and practiced. Topics including resistive exercise, passive stretching and range of motion techniques. Therapeutic exercise equipment such as kinetron, ergometers, treadmill and wall pulleys are introduced.
Prerequisite(s): PTA 300
Corequisite(s): PTA 400
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): BIO 1200
Department: Allied Health, Mental Health and Human Services