Spring Semester 2025 - Credit Courses

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AHPT_215_01Introduction to Orthopedics
Meets: 1/13/2025-4/11/2025
Kalispell Campus
Note: Students may only register for this course after being accepted to the Physical Therapist Assistant program through a competitive application process.
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1:00PM-4:00PM

8:30AM-12:00PM
BC 114

BC 114
5J Heil

Introduction to Orthopedics

Prerequisites: AHPT 101, AHPT 105, AHPT 205, AHPT 206, AHPT 210, AHPT 218, AHPT 280.Corequisites: AHPT 201, AHPT 213, and AHPT 220.This course introduces students to pediatric and adult musculoskeletal pathologies and management of orthopedic and surgical problems commonly seen by physical therapy. Course content will include basic biomechanics and mechanisms of orthopedic injuries and disease; survey of surgical repair with emphasis on rehabilitation; evaluation techniques and treatments used by physical therapists; use of manual muscle testing for orthopedic pathologies; theoretical application of therapeutic exercise programs and equipment commonly used for treatment of various orthopedic conditions and surgical procedures.



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