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PTA 1211 - Geriatric Con & Treat

1 Credit Hours

Course Description:
The student will be introduced to basic terminology and the theoretical frameworks that guide the study of the human lifespan, specifically adulthood to senescence. The student will review the physiological function of different body systems, their interrelationships, and how changes occur over the course of a lifetime, focusing on adulthood to senescence. The student will correlate these changes with age appropriate motor, cognitive and social-emotional development, and demonstrate awareness and appropriate therapeutic intervention for specific issues/conditions that impact adults and elders.

Prerequisites:
Admission in the PTA Program PTA 1312  Practicum I 

Corequisites:
PTA 2024  Therapeutic Exercise II PTA 2113  PTA Systems/Problems


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