Physiotherapy for Pediatrics

RHS 326

 

This course consists of two parts: theoretical and practical one. For the theoretical part, the student will attend two hours class lesson per week for the whole semester. Regarding the practical one, students are to spend 2 hours in practice per week. Students will practice in lab.

This course introduces the students to the basic knowledge of normal and abnormal growth and development of the children, and its clinical application from infancy to adolescence.

This subject focuses on the theoretical component of pediatric rehabilitation and prepares students for the clinical application. It introduces a framework for clinical reasoning in the assessment and treatment of children with neurological, orthopedic and other conditions.

The emphasis of this subject is development of clinical reasoning in the assessment of children with motor disabilities including the confirmation of likely contributing factors to activity limitations and participation restrictions, and the establishment of prioritized patient-centered problem lists and treatment goals.

 Physiotherapy management to address identified problems and treatment goals in neurological patients will be devised and applied at a basic level using theories of motor control, motor learning, task specific training and facilitation with consideration of the patients' social and cultural situation and the team management plan for the patient.

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