PTA 205 - Functional Training

Credits: 3
Covers the study of and application of functional training techniques used in the treatment of physical dysfunction and evidence-based practice.

Enrollment Requirement: PTA 105  with a grade of 2.0 or higher.

Course Outcomes:
Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:

1. Identify the effect of hemiplegia and lower extremity amputation on functional abilities and selection of rehabilitation techniques across generations.
2. Identify functional expectations for trans-femoral and trans-tibial amputees within their lifespan.
3. Instruct a patient and caregiver in ADLs including bed mobility, transfers, gait and wheelchair use and basic self-care.
4. Instruct a patient and caregiver in developmental activities as part of functional training program and progress those activities to achieve a stated goal.
5. Demonstrate safe and effective guarding techniques when instructing individuals in functional activities.
6. Instruct patient/caregivers in safe and effective performance of functional activities.
7. Identify barriers to patient safety and safety awareness.
8. Administer a standard instrument to determine ADL and functional levels.
9. Identify appropriate adaptive devices and instruct an individual in their use and care.
10. Implement a progressive mobility program for a lower extremity amputee.
11. Identify the effect of phantom limb pain on functional performance and outcomes through a patient’s lifespan.
12. Identify and determine stages of pressure ulcers.
13. Describe positioning to prevent pressure ulcers, bony prominences that are at risk of pressure ulcers.
14. Evaluate and apply a peer reviewed literature article based on current trends within physical therapy treatment of hemiplegia and/or the lower extremity amputee across patient generations and apply to physical practice. 

 
Program Outcomes

1. Implement plans of care developed by physical therapists.
2. Provide care in a safe, legal and ethical manner.
3. Communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, families, physical therapists and other care providers both verbally and non‐verbally including accurate written communication and documentation.
4. Instruct patients, families and other health care providers using techniques consistent with the level of the audience.
5. Function as integral team members and participate in the team process.
6. Transition to successful employment as PTA.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.