PT 622 Examination & Documentation II
This course teaches the principles of examination, data collection, evaluation and clinical decision-making for patients with neurological conditions commonly treated by physical therapists. Using tutorial-based cases, basic concepts in patient data collection from the patient interview to the appropriate choice of clinical tests and measures are presented and discussed, including assessment of: movement and gait analysis, muscle tone, reflexes and reactions, postural control, balance, visual and auditory function, sensation, apraxia and dyspraxia, assistive devices, cranial nerves, oral-motor function, arousal, cognition, executive function, wheelchair prescription, motor planning and cerebellar function. Documentation of the examination data will be presented and practiced in class and tutorial sessions. Students are introduced to the concepts of evidence-based practice as they relate to the rationale for choices of outcome measures.