Rehabilitation Techniques Syllabus for 2017-2018
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Instructor Information
Instructor
Sue Vandagriff (Curriculum Vitae)Phone
<p>806-354-6043</p>Office Location
Allied Health Building, Room 122
Office Hours
Tuesday 1:30-3:00 pm or by appointment
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Course
PTHA-2435-001 Rehabilitation Techniques
Prerequisites
Prerequisites: PTHA 1260, PTHA 1301, PTHA 1405, PTHA 1413, PTHA 1431, PTHA 2301, PTHA 2305, and PTHA 2409.
Corequisites: PTHA 1321 and PTHA 2431.
Course Description
Comprehensive rehabilitation of selected diseases and disorders.
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Hours
(4 sem hrs; 3 lec, 3 lab)
Class Type
On Campus Course
Syllabus Information
Textbooks
Physical Rehabilitation: Assessment and Treatment by O’Sullivan and Schmitz, 6th ed.
Improving Functional Outcomes in Physical Rehabilitation by O'Sullivan and Schmitz, 1st ed.
Therapeutic Exercise by Kisner & Colby, 6th ed.
Supplies
Laptop computer
Student Performance
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Advanced course integrating previously learned and new skills/techniques into the comprehensive rehabilitation of selected long-term pathologies.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This course is designed to give the student the knowledge needed to treat patients with long term and chronic disabilities. It also provides the student the opportunity to integrate their knowledge of treatment approaches from previous courses with new information.
Balance and Coordination
1. Identify the indications, contraindications, and parameters of balance and coordination exercises.
2. Identify treatment strategies to improve balance and coordination.
3. Identify standardized balance assessment instruments.
4. Demonstrate the ability to competently perform balance and coordination exercises.
Exercise Progression and Transitional Movement
5. Demonstrate the ability to perform techniques to improve patient independence with transitional movements.
Post-Surgical Rehabilitation
6. Identify common post-surgical conditions treated within physical therapy.
7. Recognize treatment strategies and common treatment progressions utilized for post-surgical orthopedic conditions.
Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation
8. Describe changes in vital signs and oxygen consumption in cardiovascular and pulmonary disease.
9. Describe normal and abnormal cough and sputum characteristics.
10. Identify signs and symptoms of respiratory distress.
11. Demonstrate the ability to competently perform coughing and breathing strategies.
12. Demonstrate the ability to competently perform postural drainage techniques.
13. Identify physical therapy treatment interventions for pulmonary disorders.
14. Identify cardiac pathologies and their clinical manifestations.
15. Compare the stages of cardiac rehabilitation.
16. Identify the indications and possible side effects of common cardiac medications.
17. Identify safety factors and precautions specific to a cardiac rehabilitation program.
Vascular and Lymphatic Systems
18. Identify vascular and lymphatic pathologies and their clinical manifestations.
19. Describe medical and physical therapy management of vascular and lymphatic conditions.
Burns and Wounds
20. Compare the major types of burns and wounds.
21. Outline how degree and depth of burns are determined.
22. Describe appropriate physical therapy treatment interventions, including appropriate dressings, for a wound or burn.
23. Recognize viable and nonviable tissue.
24. Demonstrate the ability to competently perform a sterile dressing change with sterile technique, including donning and doffing of personal protective equipment.
Amputations
25. List the most frequent indications for lower extremity and upper extremity amputations.
26. Compare the various amputation levels, including expected functional recovery following rehabilitation.
27. Identify the components and function of a transtibial and transfemoral prosthesis.
28. Identify post-operative orthopedic, skin, and nervous system problems common to patients with amputations.
29. Demonstrate the ability to competently perform residual limb wrapping.
30. Identify the components of an amputation rehabilitation program.
31. Demonstrate the ability to perform appropriate treatment for patients with amputations based on the physical therapist's plan of care.
32. Identify safety factors, precautions, and application guidelines for proper use of selected prosthetics.
33. Demonstrate the ability to educate a mock patient in typical prosthetic care instructions.
34. Identify patient responses that necessitate modifications to interventions within the plan of care and communicate those responses to the supervising physical therapist.
Orthotics
35. Identify the function of various types of orthotic devices.
36. Identify safety factors, precautions, and application guidelines for selected orthotic devices.
37. Describe the role of orthotics in achieving short and long term goals within the plan of care.
Wheelchairs and Mobility Equipment
38. List the standard measurements for an adult wheelchair.
39. Identify common problems with wheelchair fitting and positioning, as well as potential solutions.
40. Demonstrate proper techniques for wheelchair propulsion during various functional activities.
41. Identify the components of a standard wheelchair and describe the purpose of each.
42. Describe wheelchair management and mobility training strategies for specialized patient populations, including patients with hemiplegia and spinal cord injuries.
Adaptive Equipment
43. Identify patient populations that might benefit from the use of adaptive equipment.
Cancer Rehabilitation
44. Describe the role of physical therapy in oncology.
Chronic Pain
45. Identify characteristics of chronic pain syndromes.
46. Describe physical therapy management strategies for patients with various types of chronic pain.
Gender Health
47. Identify signs, symptoms, and etiology of gender specific conditions.
48. Describe physical therapy management of gender specific conditions.
49. Recognize physiological changes which occur during pregnancy.
50. Describe prenatal and postnatal physical therapy treatment strategies.
Geriatrics
51. Identify the physiological changes that occur across the lifespan, including implications for physical therapy treatment.
Health and Wellness
52. Describe the differences between interventions focused on health and wellness and interventions designed to help restore/recover motor skills.
53. Discuss the role of the physical therapist assistant in health and wellness promotion.
Students Rights and Responsibilities
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Expected Student Behavior
Students are to read the Amarillo College "Student Rights and Responsibilities" information with emphasis placed on the Academic Information, Student Conduct and Responsibilities, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Education/Prevention Program sections.
Students will not use cell phones in the classroom. All such devices must be placed on silent mode and kept stored. If a student expects that there may be some type of emergency situation, the student should inform the instructor prior to the beginning of class. Unauthorized use of cell phones in class will result in the student being asked to leave the class and being counted absent for the lecture/lab.
Student participation is a required element during Lecture and Lab classes. If a student refuses to participate actively in a discussion or activity, the student will be asked to leave class and will be counted absent for the day.
When asked, the student will attend class in professional dress including black, navy, or khaki pants for men and women or skirt for women, shirt with collar, shirt able to be tucked into pants at waist upon request, and closed toe white tennis shoes or colored dress shoe with heel not exceeding 1 inch with socks or hosiery to compliment pant/skirt. Amarillo College Badge/ID's are also part of the professional dress to be worn and are expected whenever the student is participating in off-campus program-related activities.
Jewelry and cologne are to be kept to a minimum. No tattoos are allowed to be seen at off-campus activities. Piercings allowed are a single pair of ear studs for women only. All other piercings on men and women must be removed prior to entering off-campus sites. If professional dress code is not followed, the student will receive a 0 grade for the day, will not be allowed to accompany the class on assignment and will not have an option to makeup the assignment.
Courtesy and respect are expected between the learner and instructor. Learners are expected to be attentive to instructor, guests, and other students during presentations. Learners are required to extend highest respect to patients/clients/others when making off campus contact. Lack of regard to this expectation at any time by any single learner or group of learners may result in immediate dismissal of the learner/s from the situation by the instructor, guest lecturer, or patient/client/other.
Dishonesty in the classroom or in completing any assignment will not be tolerated. Students demonstrating academic dishonesty as defined in the "Student Rights and Responsibilities" publication will receive a grade of "F" in the course and will be subject to all PTA Program policies regarding course failure.
Student Grievance: A student who has a problem with the course or course instructor should make every attempt to resolve the problem with the course instructor. If that is not successful, the student may appeal the decision of the instructor to the program director, Allied Health Dean, Dean of Instruction, and the Amarillo College President - IN THAT ORDER.
Grading Criteria
| Grading Criteria | |
|---|---|
| Assignments/Quizzes* | 5% |
| Lab Practicals | 25% |
| Lecture Tests/Final Exam | 70% |
The student's lowest Assignment/Quiz grade will be automatically dropped. The lecture exam grades and final exam grade will be averaged to create one test average. This average must be at least 74.5% for the student to successfully pass the course. In addition to passing the lecture/final exams, the student must successfully complete all assignments and meet course objectives in order to pass the course.
** Students who do not meet minimum proficiencies during a lab practical will be given one opportunity to re-test before the course is completed. The first test grade the student attains is the recorded grade. Students are required to demonstrate proficiency in ALL critical safety elements before being allowed to pass the course. Any student scoring a 79 or lower on a test or practical is REQUIRED to contact the instructor to schedule a remediation session. IT IS THE STUDENT’S RESPONSIBILITY TO SCHEDULE THIS SESSION.
GRADING SCALE:
A = 100-92.5
B = 92.4-83.5
C = 83.4-74.5
F=74.4-0
Note: A grade of C or better is required to complete the PTA major.
MAKE-UP POLICY: There will be NO make-ups on quizzes or homework. Make-up tests and practicals will be scheduled at the mutual convenience of the student and instructor during the week of finals. The make-up exam may vary in format from the original exam and a five-point penalty will be subtracted from the score of the make-up test or practical.
Attendance
ATTENDANCE: Regular attendance is necessary for satisfactory achievement. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the learner to attend class. At the beginning of each lecture and lab, learners will be expected to sign the roster provided by the instructor. Failure to sign in will result in the learner being marked absent for attendance purposes even if he/she is present in class and seen by the instructor.
Each learner will be allowed only one absence for lecture only courses and two absences for lecture/lab courses. After the absence(s), a penalty of five (5) points will be deducted from the final course grade for each subsequent absence. For example, a learner who misses three (3) lectures will have five (5) points deducted from the final grade for the course.
Full attendance of class time is also expected. A learner will be counted as "absent" if the learner is out of class more than 20 minutes of a class time. For example, if in a given day a learner arrives 10 minutes late to class, takes an extra 5 minutes for break and leaves class for 5 minutes for any reason (phone calls, appointments, bathroom breaks, illness), that is considered an "absence" for the day. This type of absence counts in the total number of absences resulting in lowering of the final course grade.
If a student is asked to leave a class due to disruption or lack of participation, the student will be counted absent for that entire class.
Following an absence, the student is responsible for getting missed notes/assignments/copies of handouts, etc. from classmates. The student is also responsible for getting any needed clarification of missed information from the course instructor.
Calendar
Rehabilitation Techniques 2017 Schedule
Week 1
Lecture Balance & Coordination Review/Gait
Lab Balance, Coordination, Gait
Week 2
Lecture Exercise Physiology /Normal Values Review
Lab Exercise Progression & Transitional Movements
Lecture Post-Surgical Rehab
Lab Spine Protocols
Week 4
Lecture Post-Surgical Rehab (UE)
Lab Test #1
Week 5
Lecture Post-Surgical Rehab (LE)
Lab UE and LE Protocols
Week 6
Lecture Cardiopulmonary Rehab
Lab Cardiopulmonary Lab
Week 7
Lecture Vascular, Lymphatic, & Integumentary Systems
Lab Burns & Wound Care
Lecture Amputations/Pre-prosthetic Care
Lab TEST #2
Week 9 Fall Break
Week 10
Lecture Prosthetics/Prosthetic Gait
Lab Prosthetics/Prosthetic Gait
Week 11
Lecture Orthotics
Lab Orthotics in Gait
Week 12
Lecture Wheelchairs/Adaptive Equipment
Lab Wheelchair Mobility
Week 13
Lecture Arthritis & Cancer
Lab Adaptive Equipment
Week 14
Lecture Gender Health
Lab Geriatrics
Week 15
Lecture Chronic Pain
Week 16
Lecture Promoting Health& Wellness
Lab To Be Announced
Week 17 COMPREHENSIVE FINAL
Additional Information
Lecture meets on Monday and Wednesday from 8:45 -10:00 am and is taught by the PTA department. The 3 hour lab for this course meets on Tuesday from 8:30 -11:30 am.
As previously stated, tutorials are mandatory if a student a score of 79 or lower on a practical or exam but will be optional for all other students in the course.
Syllabus Created on:
08/03/17 2:37 PM
Last Edited on:
08/20/17 4:57 PM