NDPT 7663 - Clinical Problems: Neuromuscular I (Adult)

This course emphasizes advanced neuromuscular evaluation and treatment rationales and principles related across the lifespan. Emphasis is on how the CNS organizes normal movement and maintenance of posture, and the application to abnormal central nervous system function in individuals with a variety of neurological pathologies including Cerebrovascular accidents, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and Huntington’s disease, spinal cord injuries and peripheral nerve injuries. This course includes contemporary concepts of motor control as well as traditional neurodevelopment approaches. Specific neurologic techniques and innovative, contemporary interventions are selected for application in the development of comprehensive rehabilitation plans.

Hours:
5