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2025-2026 Augusta University Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Augusta University Catalog
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PTHP 8120 - The Musculoskeletal Movement System III (2 Credit Hours)

The third and final course in the musculoskeletal movement system sequence. Provides students with the opportunity to develop the skills, knowledge, and competency necessary to manage patients/clients with amputations including determining prosthetic candidacy, the team approach to prosthetic prescription, prosthetic components, recognizing and managing prosthetic gait deviations, and prosthetic training. It is expected that the knowledge and skills gained in this course will be applied to effectively and efficiently manage patients/ clients that require the use of prostheses and/or orthoses across the lifespan and continuum of care to include application of the ICF model, history taking, systems review, examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and progression, re-evaluation, and discharge. 


Prerequisite(s): CAHS 7500  >= C and CAHS 7550  >=C and PTHP 7105  >=B and PTHP 7110  >=B;PTHP 7115  >=B and PTHP 7120  >=B and PTHP 7125  = S and PTHP 7200  >=B and PTHP 7205  >=B and PTHP 7210  >=B and PTHP 7215  >=B and PTHP 7220  = S and PTHP 7300  >=B and PTHP 7305  >= B and PTHP 7310  >=B and PTHP 7315  >=B and PTHP 7320  = S and PTHP 8005  >=B and PTHP 8010  >=B and PTHP 8015  >= B and PTHP 8020  >=B and PTHP 8025  >=B and PTHP 8030  = S

 

 
Lecture Hours: 1 Lab Hours: 1
Repeatability: May be repeated for credit up to two times.
Grade Mode: N- Normal (A, B, C, D, F)

College Restrictions: 01 College of Allied Health Sciences Major Restrictions: PTHP- Physical Therapy Student Class Restrictions: Graduate Course Level Restrictions: GS Graduate Department Restrictions: Allied Health: Dept. of Physical Therapy Degree Restrictions: DPT- Doctor of Physical Therapy Program Restrictions: Doctor of Physical Therapy Campus Restrictions: M- Main Campus
Schedule Type (Primary): 11- Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic


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