 | | Course Overview: Neuromuscular Physiotherapy is a required course with a focus that emphasizes the management (Evaluation, Diagnosis, Intervention, Outcomes) of patients with hemiplegia, traumatic spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, Basal Ganglia disorders, and cerebellar disorders. Didactic material on neuro-anatomy, neurophysiology, and neuropathology will be provided as supportive readings. Pathology, clinical features, evaluation, plan of treatment, and measuring outcomes will be presented in the lectures. Clinical decision-making will be emphasized as students learn how to choose and deliver appropriate examination and evaluation tools, and structure an appropriate treatment plans in today’s health care arena. Differential diagnosis will be emphasized. Goal writing and intervention strategies will be a large part of the course and will emphasize the importance of clinical decision making in the context of the International Functioning Classification System (ICF) a client-centered approach for patients with neurological conditions. Examination, evaluation, plans of treatment will be differentiated among various practice settings, ages, and individual needs of patients. Course Description: This course takes wholistic and client- centered approaches to understanding the bases for neuromuscular disabilities. Examination, evaluation, and intervention planning are discussed both broadly and in terms of specific conditions in the context of current evidence for client management models. Lab component provides opportunity to work in pairs/groups, and with patients in acute care settings. | First Year | | | Course Overview: Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy is a required course with a focus that emphasizes the management (Evaluation, Diagnosis, Intervention, Outcomes) of patients with injuries and or diseases in the musculoskeletal system. Didactic material on anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the musculoskeletal system will be provided as supportive readings. Pathology, clinical features, evaluation, plan of treatment, and measuring outcomes will be presented in the lectures. Clinical decision-making will be emphasized as students learn how to choose and deliver appropriate examination and evaluation tools, and structure an appropriate treatment plans in today’s health care arena. Differential diagnosis will be emphasized. Goal writing and intervention strategies will be a large part of the course and will emphasize the importance of clinical decision making in the context of the International Functioning Classification System (ICF) a client-centered approach for patients with neurological conditions. Examination, evaluation, plans of treatment will be differentiated among various practice settings, ages, and individual needs of patients. Course Description: This course takes wholistic and client- centered approaches to understanding the bases for musculoskeletal conditions. Examination, evaluation, and intervention planning are discussed both broadly and in terms of specific conditions in the context of current evidence for client management models. Lab component provides opportunity to work in pairs/groups, and with patients in acute care and out-patient settings. | Second Year | | | Course description: The purpose of this course is to provide an introduction to total medical care of exercising individuals. Sport medicine is a selective course for students who wish to practice physiotherapy in the field of sport medicine. Topics that will be discussed in this course include: common acute and overuse injuries, treatment approaches, first aid kit for sport injuries, rehabilitation of sports injuries and examples of specific injury types. Principles of injury prevention and risk factors for injuries will be also discussed. Learning Outcomes: At the end of the course the student should be able to: 1. Describe the process of patient assessment and examination due to sport injuries. 2. Differentiate between acute and overuse injuries of different body structures including: bone, articular cartilage, joints, ligaments, muscles, tendons, bursa, nerve, and skin. 3. Understand the effects of exercise on body and the effects of hot and cold climates on athletes and relate this to total physiotherapy management. 4. Describe the biomechanics of various sport injuries. 5. Explain how to plan and conduct an effective physical therapy program for different sport injuries 6. Describe and implement methods of promoting recovery after exercise 7. Describe physiotherapy management of sport injuries of special groups of participants. | Third Year | | | Course Overview: Physiotherapy in special cases is a required course with a focus that emphasizes the management (Evaluation, Diagnosis, Intervention, Outcomes) of patients with selected health conditions that are commonly treated by physical therapists in acute care settings, such as Integumentary and wounds, vascular, oncology, endocrine, autoimmune and infectious, amputation disorders. Didactic material on the physiology, Pathology, clinical features, evaluation, and plan of treatment will be presented in the lectures. Clinical decision-making will be emphasized as students learn how to choose and deliver appropriate examination and evaluation tools, and structure an appropriate treatment plans in today’s health care arena. Goal writing and intervention strategies will be a large part of the course and will emphasize the importance of clinical decision making in the context of the International Functioning Classification System (ICF) and a client-centered approach for patients. Course Description: This course takes wholistic and client- centered approaches to understanding the bases for examination, evaluation, and intervention planning. Lab component provides opportunity to work in pairs/groups, and with patients in acute care settings. Prerequisites: The curriculum is sequential, and all courses build on content from previous terms. Students will be expected to apply knowledge from all previous courses to issues specific to physical therapy in acute care. | Fourth Year | | | Course description: This course covers growth and development in infants and children. It describes outcomes expected to occur when development is disrupted. It also provides a description of the course, clinical features, physical examination and the common rehabilitation approaches of certain pediatric disorders. The course will cover common pediatric disorders related to muscular, musculoskeletal, neuromuscular and cardiopulmonary systems. Lectures: Section 1: Mondays and Wednesdays 12:00-1:00 pm Section 2: Mondays and Wednesdays 2:00-3:00 pm Practical: Tuesdays: 8-12am, 12-4 pm (small group discussion, practical learning, and demos) Course objectives The purpose of this course is to provide students with a good understanding of normal child development as well as identifying deviations from normal development. Through out the course, students will be trained on problem identification, assessment, and treatment planning for various pediatric conditions. This course also provides a description of the course, clinical features, physical examination and the common rehabilitation approaches to certain pediatric health conditions related to muscular, musculoskeletal, neurological and cardiopulmonary systems. In addition, students will be introduced to innovative theories and frameworks of reference guiding pediatric physical therapy. | Third Year | | | Course description This course applied the motor control and systems approaches to understanding the basis for pediatric disabilities. This course considers the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social-cultural aspects of human development and the changes that occur during childhood and adolescence. Examination and intervention planning are discussed both broadly and in terms of specific disabilities in the context of current evidence for client management models. This course provides an overview to disabilities related to musculoskeletal, cardiopulmonary and neurological systems using the ICF model. Lab component provides opportunity to work with a child with a disability in acute care and school setting under direct supervision. Learning objectives: 1- Understand the underlying pathology of certain paediatric health conditions and identify the expected associated impairments, activity limitations and participation restrictions. 2- Perform screening and evaluation of children with certain paediatric health conditions and at different age-groups. 3- Prioritize problems and needs of the child and family and justify their decision. 4- Formulate and manage a plan of care for an assigned paediatric health condition based on evaluation of the clientele, taking into consideration the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). 5- Demonstrate ability to discuss paediatric case study and justify their treatment/management plan. 6- Demonstrate appropriate physical therapy technique(s) to accomplish treatment goal(s). 7- Demonstrate their ability to look for scientific evidence of effectiveness of their PT management and the justified application of EBP. 8- Illustrate their understanding of Family-centered philosophy of care in their physical therapy approach to the child and family. 9- Recognize the use of assistive technology in paediatric rehabilitation. | Fourth Year | | | Course description: • The pediatric clinical training will add to previous knowledge and skills the students acquired through Pediatric physiotherapy 1 & 2 courses. Students will develop their competence in critical thinking and clinical decision-making with respect to a variety of pediatric pathologies such as cerebral palsy, spina bifida, genetic disorders, musculoskeletal disorders, and cardiopulmonary disorders. • The course will focus on the clinical applications of the motor control/learning theories, family-centered care, and participation-based therapy in pediatrics. • The assessment and therapeutic intervention strategies for selected pediatric population will be stressed. • Students will be exposed to different settings which are: acute care, school settings, and community centers. In each setting, the students will be expected to perform a complete assessment and provide quality services for children and their families. | Second Year | | | Course description: The course introduces to students the basic principles of Rehabilitation Medicine, and explains team work and the role of each member of the rehabilitation team in the evaluation and management of the patient, and their relation to each other. Learning Outcomes: At the end of the course the student should be able to: - Describe the process of patient assessment and evaluation, concentrating mainly on functional aspects of history and examination related to neural and musculoskeletal disorders. - Have proper knowledge of the musculoskeletal functional anatomy. - Have adequate knowledge of the role of each member of rehabilitation team and the importance of each one of them and the relationship between them. - Understand the roles and functions of rehabilitation providers in the interdisciplinary field of rehabilitation services and the professional, legal, and ethical foundations of rehabilitation practice. - Describe the guidelines used for communication with persons with disabilities, inter & intra professional communication, and communication through patient interview. - Describe the processes of goal setting and measuring outcomes in rehabilitation. - Consider issues of clinical reasoning, decision making, evidence-based practice as related to rehabilitation management - Develop knowledge of mechanisms of persistent pain, implication for rehabilitation, and provide examples on related conditions. - Describe ethical principles related to rehabilitation - Describe the process of selecting and fitting mobility aids for a given patient. - Apply outcome measure learned through the laboratory session safely with minimal degrees of error. | Third Year |
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