Course Description
Students will learn foundational clinical skills needed for the prevention, evaluation, and treatment of orthopedic and non-orthopedic conditions.
Athena Title
Intro Ath Train Clin Prac
Prerequisite
Permission of major
Pre or Corequisite
ATTR 6010
Semester Course Offered
Offered summer semester every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Describe the roles and responsibilities of members of the sports medicine team. 2. Discuss the purpose and responsibilities of the athletic training strategic alliance. 3. Discuss common athletic injuries and illness to include injury classifications, mechanisms, and acute treatment. 4. Determine the vital signs of a patient. 5. Develop appropriately written documentation of athletic training skills, while using accepted medical terminology. 6. Use appropriate ICD-10, CPT codes, and medical terminology in medical records. 7. Identify and perform the components of a wellness examination. 8. Perform basic injury evaluation skills. 9. Select and apply appropriate assistive devices for a given medical condition. 10. Instruct patients in appropriate gait patterns for use with the selected assistive devices. 11. Perform basic taping and wrapping techniques for injury prevention and treatment. 12. Identify effective protective equipment for a given activity. 13. Apply protective equipment in order to minimize injury risk. 14. Appropriately use disablement models and theories to improve communication with healthcare professionals. 15. Understand the importance of using patient outcome measures during evaluation and treatment of physically active patients.
Topical Outline
Introduction to athletic training Sports medicine team Vital signs Height, weight, body composition, grip strength Taping and wrapping Medical documentation Goniometric measurements Manual muscle testing Anatomical palpations Swelling assessment Evaluation process Patient oriented outcome assessments Disablement models/theories Protective equipment Assistive devices/gait training
Syllabus
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