PTAP 121 - Procedures I

4 Credits: (2 lecture, 4 lab)

Course Description
The first of four sequential courses addresses general skills such as body mechanics, infection control, gait and functional training, and therapeutic modalities including heat, cold, compression, massage, ultrasound, and electromagnetic modalities. Students will be introduced to identifying patients’ status regarding architectural barriers, environmental modifications, skin integrity and sensation, and vital signs.

Corequisite PTAP 101, PTAP 135, and BIOL 131.

O’Sullivan, Susan, and Thomas Schmitz. Physical Rehabilitation Assessment and Treatment. 7th ed. Philadelphia: Davis, 2019.

Fairchild, Sheryl. Pierson and Fairchild’s Principles and Techniques of Patient Care. 5th ed. St. Louis: Elsevier Saunders. 2013.

Objectives
The student will be able to

A. Demonstrate the skills of body mechanics, transfer training, bed mobility, and gait training.

B. Identify patients’ status in regard to vital signs, skin sensation and integrity, and architectural barriers.

C. Perform the application of various therapeutic modalities.

D. Perform infection control procedures to protect the patient and the therapist.

E. Demonstrate appropriate communication skills with mock patients and caregivers.

F. Document appropriate aspects of patient interactions.

Content
A. Standard precautions and infection control

B. Clinical emergencies

C. Body mechanics

D. Gait, transfer, and bed mobility training

E. Architectural barriers and environmental modifications

F. Assessment of vital signs, skin sensation, and skin integrity

G. Therapeutic modalities: heat modalities, cold modalities, ultrasound, compression, massage, diathermy, and light

H. Clinical documentation

Student Evaluation
The student will be evaluated on written examinations and quizzes, laboratory worksheets, laboratory practical examinations, and a written barriers practicum.Bibliography
Behrens, Barbara, and Susan Michlovitz. Physical Agents: Theory and Practice. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Davis, 2005.

Belanger, Alain. Therapeutic Electrophysical Agents: Evidence Behind Practice. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 2009.

Benjamin, Patricia, and Frances Tappan. Tappan’s Handbook of Healing Massage Techniques. 5th ed. Upper Saddle River: Pearson, 2010.

Cameron, Michelle. Physical Agents in Rehabilitation: From Research to Practice. 3rd ed. St. Louis: Elsevier, 2009.

De Domenico, Giovanni. Beard’s Massage: Principles and Practice of Soft Tissue Manipulation. 5th ed. St. Louis: Elsevier, 2007.

Fritz, Sandy. Mosby’s Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage. 4th ed. St. Louis: Mosby, 2009.

Knight, Kenneth, and David Draper. Therapeutic Modalities: The Art and Science. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 2008.

Lowe, Whitney. Orthopedic Massage: Theory and Technique. 2nd ed. St. Louis: Elsevier, 2009.

Michlovitz, Susan L., James W. Bellew, and Thomas P. Nolan. Modalities for Therapeutic Intervention and Diagnosis. 5th ed. Philadelphia: Davis, 2011.

Quinn, Lori, and James Gordon. Documentation for Rehabilitation: A Guide to Clinical Decision Making. 2nd ed. St. Louis: Elsevier, 2009.