PTA 130 - Activities of Daily Living

4 credits

This course is a combined lecture and lab course that introduces principles and techniques of client/patient handling and activities of daily living. It provides students with an understanding of activities of daily living training, including bed mobility, transfer, gait, locomotion, developmental activity, dressing, bathing, eating, and toileting. It includes assistive/adaptive devices and equipment training, body mechanics training, diagnostic measures, basic clinic safety, and an introduction to motor learning.

Corequisite:
HSC 170, PTA 148, PTA 104

Semester Typically Offered:
Fall Only