ATH 540 - Orthopedic Assessment and Diagnosis

This course focuses on the injury evaluation process, and the assessment of injury/illness of the spine and upper extremity. It provides the student with hands on application of skills used to evaluate athletic injuries and special problems of the upper extremity, and spine with an emphasis in clinical reasoning skills for injury diagnosis and management. Students will develop proficiency in palpation methods, manual muscle tests, neurological tests and special tests for differential assessment, immediate action plan and referral plan during the integrated laboratory experience. This course will also use their acquired assessment techniques to fully evaluate posture. In addition, students will learn pathological and etiological information for a variety of injuries and observe surgeries.

4 Semester Credit(s)

Laboratory/Experience Hours: N/A
Prerequisite(s): N/A
Corequisite(s): N/A
Repeatable for Credit: No
Core Course: No
Grade Type: LT
Typically Offered: Spring