PT 632 Evaluation & Intervention II
This course includes interpretation and implications of patient history, patient goals, and examination data, including diagnostic imaging, evaluation of the patient with neurologic problems, diagnosis of movement dysfunction, formulation of a prognosis, and planning appropriate interventions for the patient with neurologic involvement with consideration of best available evidence. The intervention options and implications for choices in the context of tutorial cases are discussed, for example, for problems with balance, gait, and motor function. Gait analysis is used as a support to the patient evaluation process. The implications of pharmacologic use and interactions on the nervous system and related structures are also included, as well as the role of assistive and adaptive devices in facilitating goal achievement. Format: one large-group discussion (75 minutes) and two 2.5-hour lab/seminars per week.