OCTA 206:Therapeutic Interventions I

Credit Hours: 2
Lecture hours per week: 1
Lab hours per week: 3

Prerequisite(s): OCTA 200, OCTA 201
Corequisite(s): OCTA 203, OCTA 204, OCTA 205, OCTA 208
This course will provide knowledge in patient care, body mechanics, therapeutic modalities and orthotics that will be used to increase the individual’s participation in areas of occupation across the life span. Topics include assessment of vital signs, patient equipment management, transfers and positioning, range of motion, manual muscle testing, assistive technology, functional ambulation and splinting. Skills such as observation, activity analysis, modalities and their therapeutic value will be introduced. Enrollment in OCTA program courses is limited to those students who have been selected and admitted to the professional phase of the program. Program courses are sequenced by semester and must be taken as a group each semester per program requirements.