PHTA 1090 - Therapeutic Exercise

1. Demonstrate verbal and non-verbal interactions to initiate, complete and terminate a simulated patient intervention.

2. Produce a functional SOAP note for a simulated patient intervention.

3. Design a therapeutic exercise program for a simulated patient according to the physical therapist plan of care.

4. Collaborate with supervising P.T. when simulated therapeutic exercise program requires modification.

5. Adjust therapeutic exercise program, functional training intervention, or manual therapy program based on the simulated patient’s response and in accordance with PT Plan of Care.

6. Explain therapeutic exercise program, functional training intervention and manual therapy techniques at patient’s level of understanding.

7. Provide therapeutic exercise and functional training instruction to simulated patient(s) for home carry over.

8. Instruct patient and/or caregiver in use and care of assistive device

9. Compare simulated patient performance of therapeutic exercise program and functional training activities with short and long term goals in simulated plan of care.

10. Progress patient interventions utilizing short and long term goals in the simulated plan of care.

11. Analyze simulated patient response to physical therapy treatment to provide suggestions to supervising P.T. for plan of care modification.

12. Compare and contrast various methods and/or protocols of application for therapeutic exercise, gait training, range of motion, stretching, posture training, joint mobilization and manual therapy

13. Identify indications, precautions, and contraindications for gait training, range of motion, stretching, joint mobilization and manual therapy application.

14. Demonstrate the application of range of motion,stretching, and strengthening techniques.

15. Demonstrate application of therapeutic exercise interventions for postural deficits.

16. Describe principles and grades of peripheral joint mobilizations.

17. Demonstrate safe application of therapeutic exercise principles.

18. Describe principles and grades of peripheral joint mobilizations.

19. Identify normal range of motion measurements and levels of muscle grades.

20. Demonstrate correct application of manual muscle testing and goniometric measurements on a simulated patient.

21. Apply anatomy and physiology principles to the application of goniometry, manual muscle testing, gait training, manual therapy, joint mobilization and therapeutic exercise.

22. Demonstrate proper use of W/C through doorways, uneven surfaces, ramps and when encountering environmental barriers.

23. Determine correct instructional technique for simulated patient in wheelchair.

24. Demonstrate ability to instruct patient in wheelchair mobility skills in a competent and effective manner.

25. Discuss the theory of taping for a variety of diagnoses/interventions.

26. Identify differences in functional and traditional taping applications.

27. List various patient deficits that may be addressed in

physical therapy in relation to women’s health care.

28. Identify physical therapy interventions utilized in women’s health care.

29. Identify indications, precautions and contraindications involved in physical therapy

treatment for the obstetric patient.

30. Identify indications, precautions, and contraindications for aquatic therapy.

31. Describe principles and positioning techniques for aquatic therapeutic exercise.

32. Compare and contrast various methods and/or protocols of application for aquatic therapeutic

exercise.