ATRG 5222 Therapeutic Modalities

This course explores the therapeutic and physiologic effects, indications, and contraindications of various treatment modalities. Students will practice application of these techniques in both the laboratory component and during clinical experience hours under preceptor supervision.

Credits

Prerequisite

ATRG 5120 and ATRG 5125

Typically Offered

Demorest Campus: fall

Student Learning Outcomes

Outcome (CAATE/CHES/NSCA)

Students will incorporate patient education and self-care programs to engage patients/clients, their families, and their friends to participate in care and recovery, including: 1) personal hygiene, sanitation, immunizations, and avoidance of infectious diseases; 2) interpersonal and cross-cultural communication, intervention strategies to promote positive behavior change and impact emotional well-being; and 3) consider the impact of sociocultural issues that influence the nature and quality of healthcare received and formulate and implement strategies to maximize client/patient outcomes. (58a)
Students will incorporate patient education and self-care programs to engage patients/clients, their families, and their friends to participate in the care and recovery process, including: 1) assess and interpret physical examination findings (including gait, posture, and ergonomics) to identify participation restrictions (disabilities), activity limitations (functional limitations), and the overall impact of the condition on the patient's life and goals; 2) identify indications, contraindications, and precautions applicable to the intended therapeutic intervention and design and implement a treatment program to meet specific goals; and 3) the use of multimedia tools to create a professional product. (58b)
Students will provide athletic training services in a manner that uses evidence to inform practice, including: 1) the ability to differentiate between narrative reviews, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses; 2) the ability to describe and differentiate types of qualitative and quantitative research, research components, and levels of research evidence; and 3) use standard criteria to critically appraise the structure, rigor, and overall quality of research studies to create and answer clinical questions. (62a)
Students will provide athletic training services in a manner that uses evidence to inform practice, including: 1) the use of clinical outcome assessment instruments; and 2) the development and use of clinical prediction rules to determine the effectiveness and efficacy of intervention strategies. (62b)
Students will provide athletic training services in a manner that uses evidence to inform practice, including: 1) the use of patient- and clinician-based clinical outcome assessment instruments (patient- and disease-oriented); 2) using accepted methods to assess patient status and progress ; and 3) applying and interpreting psychometrically sound measures to determine the effectiveness and efficacy of intervention strategies. (62c)
Students will use quality assurance and quality improvement systems to enhance client/patient care, including: 1) the use of patient- and clinician-based clinical outcome assessment data (patient- and disease-oriented); 2) using accepted methods to assess patient status and progress ; and 3) applying and interpreting psychometrically sound measures to determine the effectiveness and efficacy of prevention and intervention strategies. (63b)
Students will apply contemporary principles and practices of health informatics to patient care delivery and administration, including: 2) search, retrieve, analyze, and use information derived from databases and online critical appraisal libraries for clinical decision support. (64b)
Students will develop patient-centered care plans that include collection, analysis, and use of psychometrically sound outcome measure data to determine patient status and progress toward goals, intervention efficacy and necessary modifications, participation restrictions and functional limitations, and return to play, discharge, and/or referral criteria. (69)
Students will demonstrate the ability to modify standard diagnostic examination procedures to clinically evaluate and manage patients with acute conditions according to the demands of the situation and the patient's ability to respond, and interpret those results to determine when referral is necessary. (70)
Students will perform an initial, follow-up, or modified evaluation appropriate for the circumstances and patient's ability to respond to formulate a differential diagnosis, plan of care, and return to play criteria that includes assessing function, gait, and joint mechanics. (71c)
Students will perform an initial, follow-up, or modified evaluation appropriate for the circumstances and patient's ability to respond to formulate a differential diagnosis, plan of care, and return to play criteria that includes identifying appropriate referrals. (71e)
Students will select and incorporate efficacious treatment and rehabilitative interventions (for pre-op patients, post-op patients, and patients with nonsurgical conditions) that align with the care plan, consider the influence of pathomechanics, the state of tissue inflammation and healing, desired outcomes, and the patient's psychosocial response. (73)
Students will select and incorporate therapeutic and corrective exercise interventions (for pre-op patients, post-op patients, and patients with nonsurgical conditions) that align with the care plan, consider the influence of pathomechanics, the state of tissue inflammation and healing, desired outcomes, and the patient's psychosocial response. (73a)
Students will select and incorporate joint mobilization and manipulation interventions (for pre-op patients, post-op patients, and patients with nonsurgical conditions) that align with the care plan, consider the influence of pathomechanics, the state of tissue inflammation and healing, desired outcomes, and the patient's psychosocial response. (73b)
Students will select and incorporate soft tissue technique interventions (for pre-op patients, post-op patients, and patients with nonsurgical conditions) that align with the care plan, consider the influence of pathomechanics, the state of tissue inflammation and healing, desired outcomes, and the patient's psychosocial response. (73c)
Students will select and incorporate motor control and proprioceptive technique interventions (for pre-op patients, post-op patients, and patients with nonsurgical conditions) that align with the care plan, consider the influence of pathomechanics, the state of tissue inflammation and healing, desired outcomes, and the patient's psychosocial response. (73e)
Students will select and incorporate therapeutic modality interventions (for pre-op patients, post-op patients, and patients with nonsurgical conditions) that align with the care plan, consider the influence of pathomechanics, the state of tissue inflammation and healing, desired outcomes, the patient's psychosocial response, and manufacturer, institutional, state, and/or federal standards that influence their safe operation. (73g)
Students will select and incorporate home care management interventions (for pre-op patients, post-op patients, and patients with nonsurgical conditions) that align with the care plan, consider the influence of pathomechanics, the state of tissue inflammation and healing, desired outcomes, and the patient's psychosocial response. (73h)
Students will use injury surveillance, epidemiological, and other evidence provided by accepted outcome measures to develop, implement, and assess risk reduction programming effectiveness for healthy and at-risk individuals across the lifespan. (80)
Students will use osteokinematic and arthrokinematic principles to develop, implement, and supervise comprehensive programs to maximize sport performance and reduce the influence of pathomechanics that are safe and client-specific. (82a)