PTA 1422 - Kinesiology II

3 Credits

Prerequisite(s): PTA1411
Co-requisite(s): PTA1435
Students apply the foundational concepts and principles of PTA 1411 to the structure and function of the shoulder; elbow and forearm complex; wrist and hand; vertebral column; hip; knee; ankle and foot; and those associated with ventilation. Students learn muscle origin, insertion, action, and innervation; goniometric measurements; and manual muscle testing for each joint. The course also progresses the depth and breadth of previously-covered content including palpation, normal/abnormal end feels, gait and postural deviations.