PT 502 Measuring Motor Development and Function
Spring 2010 & 2012
3 hours. Psychometric characteristics of standardized tests of motor development and function. Survey of tests, test evaluation, interpretation of test scores, and application to clinical practice.

PT 503 Analysis of Motor Development
Spring 2010 & 2012
3 hours. Sensorimotor development in children, relating changes to maturation, skill acquisition, motor learning, environmental influences and individual differences. Includes critical review of current literature.

PT 505 Advances in Rehabilitation Sciences I
Fall 2009 & 2011
3 hours. Highlights the advances in the knowledge in rehabilitiation of neurological, pediatric and geriatric populations. Provides exposure to methods of assessment, treatment and outcome measurements, and basic understanding of recovery of functions.

PT 506 Advances in Rehabilitation Sciences II
Fall 2010 & 2012
3 hours. Highlights advances in knowledge in non-pharmacological management of pain and rehabilitation of orthopedic and cardiopulmonary populations. Covers assessment, treatment and outcome measurements, and basic understanding of recovery of functions.

PT 510 Control of Posture and Locomotion
Spring 2010 & 2012
2 hours. Review and analysis of normal and developmental aspects, assessment, disorders, and rehabilitation of balance and gait disorders.

PT 511 Therapeutic Intervention
Fall 2010 & 2012
3 hours. Provides clinicians with an approach to integrate research into practice. The goal is to acquire skills to evaluate therapeutic interventions in the literature and in practice.

PT 521 Biomechanics of Locomotor Dysfunction
Fall 2010 & 2012
3 hours. Principles of mechanics applied to the study of walking pattern. Kinematic and kinetic analysis of normal and pathological deviations, and issues related to development from birth to adult and neuromuscular control.

PT 562 Neural Plasticity and Pathophysiology
Fall 2010 & 2012
3 hours. Neurologic concepts underlying PNS/CNS injury process and neural plasticity (nervous system remodeling and reorganization). Neuropathology of conditions producing movement dysfunction.

PT/KN 571 Biomechanics of Normal and Abnormal Movement
Fall 2009 & 2011
3 hours. Principles of statics and dynamics exemplified by human movements. Examination of muscle mechanics, joint forces, stability. Redundancy and intersegmental interactions in multijoint movements. Same as KN 571.

PT/KN 574 Instrumentation for Motor Control Research
Fall 2011 & 2013
3 hours. Introduction to oscilloscopes, amplifiers, filters, and transducers. Origin and processing of electromyograms. Motion capture and processing techniques. Same as KN 574.

PT 580 Advanced Clinical Reasoning in Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy I: Extremities
Fall 2009, 2010, & 2011
2 hours. Designed to promote clinical reasoning and understanding of the research literature for enhancement of evidenced based clinical practice with an emphasis on extremity joint dysfunction.