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EXSC 518

Therapeutic Interventions 2, Rehabilitation

Exercise Sciences College of Life Sciences

Course Description

Knowledge in and application of rehabilitation theories with regards to therapeutic exercise for injured and uninjured physically active individuals.

When Taught

Winter

Grade Rule

Grade Rule 8: A, B, C, D, E, I (Standard grade rule)

Min

3

Fixed

3

Fixed

3

Fixed

0

Recommended

EXSC 362 and EXSC 320 or equivalents

Title

Therapeutic Interventions

Learning Outcome

Exams and case studies will be used to evaluate student's understanding of tissue healing and how therapeutic exercise affects tissue healing.

Title

Functional Progression

Learning Outcome

Exams and case studies and labs will be used to evaluate student's understanding and application of the concept of functional progression and how it guides individual rehabilitation protocols. Rehabilitation is not a recipe where one treatment or progression fits all people.

Title

Therapeutic Exercise

Learning Outcome

Exams, case studies, laboratories and a final project will be used to evaluate student's ability to synthesize and apply therapeutic exercise, range of motion and manual therapy techniques to enhance the goals within a rehabilitation plan for athletic injury.

Title

Return to Play

Learning Outcome

Exams, case studies and a final project will be used to evaluate student's ability to synthesize the different goals of rehabilitation to be combined for any injury and condition and apply these concepts to return the patient to full activity.

Title

Rehabilitation Application to the Big Picture

Learning Outcome

Exams and the final project will be used to evaluate student's ability to place rehabilitation techniques on the continuum of care in association with proper diagnosis and other therapeutic interventions and modalities.