PHT 1217L - Physical Therapy Principles and Procedures Laboratory

Health Science Department

Credit(s): 3
Contact Hours: 92
Effective Term Summer 2025 (650)

Requisites

Prerequisite PHT 1200 with a minimum grade of C and
Prerequisite PHT 1200L with a minimum grade of C and
Prerequisite PHT 1121 with a minimum grade of C and
Prerequisite PHT 1121L with a minimum grade of C and
Prerequisite ENC 1101 with a minimum grade of C and
Prerequisite BSC 2086 with a minimum grade of C and
Prerequisite BSC 2086L with a minimum grade of C and
Pre- or Co-requisite PHT 1217 with a minimum grade of C

Course Description

Basic skills will be developed and principles applied involving functional anatomy and kinesiology, basic therapeutic exercise, and application of modalities relative to caring for the patient. Demonstrations, student practice in college laboratory and in affiliated health agencies constitute course activities.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. Upon completion of this course, the student will demonstrate competence in implementing selected components of interventions identified in the plan of care established by the physical therapist.
    1. Implement selected interventions in a competent, safe and effective manner to a simulated patient with simple conditions as identified in the plan of care established by the physical therapist. Interventions include:
      1. Stretching
      2. Traction (Cervical & Pelvic)
      3. Ultrasound
      4. Ultrasound with Electrical Stimulation
      5. Electrical Stimulation
      6. Diathermy
      7. Wound Management Techniques: application and removal of dressings.
    2. Identify indications and contraindications of a simulated patient that affect application of the following interventions:
      1. Stretching
      2. Traction (Cervical & Pelvic)
      3. Ultrasound
      4. Ultrasound with Electrical Stimulation
      5. Electrical Stimulation
      6. Diathermy
    3. Position a simulated patient effectively, safely and appropriately to implement selected components of interventions and test and measures identified with a selected pathology. Interventions include:
      1. Stretching
      2. Traction (Cervical & Pelvic)
      3. Ultrasound
      4. Ultrasound with Electrical Stimulation
      5. Electrical Stimulation
      6. Diathermy
  2. Upon completion of this course, the student will demonstrate competence in performing tests and measures essential for carrying out the plan of care and making appropriate clinical decisions based upon the measurements.
    1. Administer appropriate test and measures (before, during and after interventions) on a simulated patient with a simple condition for the following areas:
      1. Integumentary integrity: detect absent or altered sensation; normal and abnormal integumentary changes; activities, positioning and postures that aggravate or relieve pain or altered sensations, or that can produce associated skin trauma and recognize viable versus nonviable tissue.
      2. Joint Integrity and Mobility: detect normal and abnormal joint movement.
      3. Pain: administer standardized questionnaires graphs, behavioral scales, or visual analog scales for pain; recognize activities, positioning and postures that aggravate or relieve pain or altered sensations
      4. Posture: determine normal and abnormal alignment of trunk and extremities at rest and during activities.
      5. Physical Environment: Inspect and measure the simulated patient's environment.
    2. Monitor the simulated patient’s (with a simple condition) response to the interventions covered in this course.
    3. Adjust or modify the interventions covered in this course, based upon the simulated patient’s (with a simple condition) response.
    4. Identify when the interventions should not be provided due to the simulated patient’s response.
  3. Upon completion of this course, the student will accurately record interventions and data collection from simulated patient interactions.
    1. Document relevant information about basic interventions and data collection in SOAP note format for conditions, interventions and test and measures covered in this course.
    2. Participate in reviewing SOAP notes for quality assurance.
    3. Discuss information that is needed for reimbursement of physical therapy services.
    4. Discuss how documentation and reimbursement issues affect the delivery of physical therapy.
    5. Discuss the physical therapist assistant’s role in assisting the supervising physical therapist with discharge planning.

Criteria Performance Standard

Upon successful completion of the course the student will, with a minimum of 78% accuracy, demonstrate mastery of each of the above stated objectives through classroom measures developed by individual course instructors.

History of Changes

Revised 8/15/83 Revised 8/84 DBT 3/21/85 Effective Session 19851 State 5/85 DBT 12/12/85 Effective Session 19861 Revised 7/88 DBT 10/20/88 Effective Session 19882 DBT 5/18/89 Effective Session 19891 3 YR C&I Review 1993-94 C&I 4/28/98; DBT 5/29/98 Effective Session 19981. C&I 10/9/01, BOT 11/20/01 Effective yrtr 20021 (Sess I, 2002). C&I 4/23/02, BOT 5/14/02, Eff 20021. C&I 10/25/05, BOT 11/15/05, Eff 20061(0370). “C” grades eff 20081(0400). C&I 11/10/08, BOT 12/16/08, Eff 20091(0415). C&I 6/23/09, BOT 7/21/09, Eff20091(0415). C&I 9/16/2011, BOT 10/2011, Effective 20112(0450). C&I Approval: 09/16/2011, BOT Approval: 10/01/2011, Effective Term: Spring 2012 (450). C&I Approval: 11/20/2015, BOT Approval: 03/15/2016, Effective Term: Summer 2016 (515). C&I Approval: , BOT Approval: , Effective Term: Spring 2018 (540). C&I Approval: , BOT Approval: , Effective Term: Fall 2018 (550).
C&I Approval: , BOT Approval: , Effective Term: Summer 2025 (650)

Related Programs

  1. Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA-AS) (640) (Active)