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PHTH 840 - Biophysical Agents II: Electrotherapy and Electrodiagnosis (2)


Prerequisites: Successful completion of all DPT Program coursework in prior terms.
This course presents the principles for the use of electrophysiologic stimulators and testing equipment in physical therapy clinical practice. The course also guides the electrotherapeutic management of selected impairments and pathologies of the musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cardiopulmonary, and integumentary systems. Discusses, and the lab allows the application of the fundamental clinical reasoning, clinical thinking and intervention skills for application of electrotherapeutic modalities. Biofeedback is practiced in the lab and electrodiagnostic testing: nerve conduction velocity (NCV) and electromyography (EMG), is introduced.

Course Didactic Hours: 1
Course Lab Hours at 3:1 ratio: 1