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2017-2018 Vincennes University Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Vincennes University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PTAS 120 - Physical Therapist Assisting II


6 hrs (Sem II)
The second of a four-semester sequence inter-relates medical, legal, and ethical considerations as applied to documentation and communication within the health field. Physiological, pathological and safety implications are applied to use of modalities; deep and superficial heating, cooling, electrical treatments for pain control and for muscle contraction, ultrasound, edema control and hydrotherapy. Techniques are learned for wound healing, vascular and cardiac disorders, and selected spinal disorders. 3 lecture hours, 9 laboratory hours.

Prerequisite(s): A grade of C or better in PTAS 110 , BIOL 111 , and BIOL 111L  .