PTA 204L PT Interventions - Neuromuscular Conditions Lab

This co-requisite lab for PTA 204 allows students to practice clinical skills, tests, and measures for improving outcomes in patients/clients with neuromuscular conditions.

Credits

2

Prerequisite

PTA 104, PTA 104L, PTA 133, and PTA 133L, all with a C or better and admission into the PTA Program

Corequisite

PTA 204

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Recognize how changes in neuromuscular function, communication and information processing affects patient education, safety, discharge planning, and advocacy
2. Screen for general health status, mental function, and treatment readiness using information obtained from the medical chart and patient/family interview
3. Plan interventions to improve motor function, aerobic capacity, and functional training in self-care at home/work/school settings in simulated adult and pediatric neuromuscular cases
4. Demonstrate competence in selecting and applying interventions based on the physical therapist plan of care in simulated neuromuscular cases:
4a. Motor function (manual neuromuscular facilitation, gait, locomotion, balance)
4b. Therapeutic exercise
4c. Functional training in self-care for home, work, community, etc.
4d. Aerobic endurance
4e. Applications of devices and equipment (e.g., standing frame, wheelchairs and cushions, biophysical agents, mechanical lift, mobilization and pressure-relieving aids, bracing and positioning aids, safety equipment, etc.)
5. Measure proprioception, kinesthesia, and coordination
6. Summarize standardized procedures and documentation for common neuromuscular tests and measures in physical therapy
7. Select and simulate balance interventions based on standardized balance assessment outcomes
8. Assess how selected interventions address identified impairments functional limitations and disability in patients with neuromuscular deficits
9. Apply documentation standards for common neuromuscular tests and measures (arousal and orientation, posture, sensation, tone, righting and postural reactions, endurance, balance and coordination)
10. Detect gross motor milestones, fine motor milestones, and righting and equilibrium reactions in a simulated pediatric case
11. Analyze posture, sensation, movement patterns, arousal and attention in simulated adult and pediatric neuromuscular cases
12. Cite appropriate evidence to support treatment planning and interventions in simulated neuromuscular adult and pediatric cases and course discussions
13. Effectively educate others using teaching methods that are commensurate with the needs of the patient, caregiver or healthcare personnel in simulated neuromuscular cases
14. Self-assess value-based behaviors and volunteerism outcomes during development of service learning project
15. Discuss how personal values and frameworks for disability influence patient-provider interactions