Overview of health promotion in physical therapy practice. Focus on health needs assessment, implementing health promotion interventions, and evaluating program effectiveness with individuals and groups. Prerequisites: PTH 655.

This course consists of a full-time clinical education experience. The student will have 15 weeks of clinical experience. Students will be affiliated with various clinical sites throughout Michigan and/or the U.S. CR/NC only. Prerequisites: PTH 732. Co-requisites: PTH 790.

Advanced therapeutic interventions for client populations with complex musculoskeletal, neurologic, cardiopulmonary, and integumentary health conditions. Prerequisite: PTH 746.

Principles of evidence-based clinical practice applied to the physical therapy profession. Students will learn to gather and evaluate evidence and incorporate it into clinical practice. Prerequisite: HSC 670, admission to the Physical Therapy Program.

Primary care management in rehabilitation services, including patients advocacy, decision-making through the continuum of care, utilization of public health agencies, insurance coverage, and interdisciplinary team. Prerequisites: PTH 746.

Second in a two-course sequence to satisfy the doctoral project requirements for graduation from the program. Students complete either (a) a prospective research project or (b) clinical case report. CR/NC only. Prerequisite: PTH 790. Co-requisite: PTH 932.

This course presents comprehensive fall assessment & prevention programs. Evaluation of risk factors for falling and prevention strategies are emphasized. Prerequisite: PTH 622, 623.

Physical therapy evaluation, examination, and management of specific dysfunctions with comparisons between biologic males and females across the lifespan. Prerequisite: PTH 617, PTH 622. Pre/Co-requisite: PTH 634.