OTH 508 - Therapeutic Modalities and Essentials of Splinting

Occupational therapist use physical agent modalities as an adjunct of therapy to enhance occupational performance. This course provides students with the theory and technical application of commonly used physical agent modalities as they relate to various clinical conditions throughout the lifespan. The course addresses the physical and biophysical changes that occur with the application of thermal or electrical agents. Students will use clinical reasoning to select and apply the appropriate agent to determine the body’s response for indicated pathological conditions. This course also emphasizes the principles of orthotics and upper extremity prosthetics in occupational therapy. Students employ critical thinking skills to design and fabricate splints or other orthotics to attain intervention goals for selected clinical conditions across the lifespan. This course serves as evidence for certification in physical agent modalities.

2 Semester Credit(s)

Crosslisted with: N/A
Laboratory/Experience Hours N/A
Prerequisite(s): N/A
Corequisite(s): N/A
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Grade Type LT