PTAP 202:Clinical Kinesiology

Credit Hours: 4
Lecture hours per week: 2
Lab hours per week: 6

Prerequisite(s): Selective admission to the Physical Therapist Assistant clinical Program.
Application of physics principles, musculoskeletal anatomy, and muscle physiology to the biomechanics of human motion (on a regional basis). Laboratory component includes instruction in joint ROM measurement (goniometry), and muscle strength assessment (manual muscle testing) and selected PT interventions (exercise).