Foundations of Assessment and Treatment
Curriculum guideline
Lecture: 3 hours/week
and
Lab: 1 hour/week
Lectures, discussions, practical application, group work, case-study analyses.
- Introduction to kinesiology and other healthcare professions
- Roles of various health care professionals
- Scope of practice for kinesiologists and other healthcare professionals
- Pain and pain management
- Physiological process of tissue healing
- Factors that impede healing
- Neurophysiology of acute, chronic, and referred pain
- Gate control theory
- Descending pathway pain control
- Pain measurement tools (visual analog scale, pain scale, McGill pain questionnaire)
- Therapeutic modalities and medical imaging
- Heat
- Cold
- Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)
- Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES)
- Therapeutic ultrasound
- Instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM)
- Shockwave therapy
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Computerized tomography (CT) scan
- X-rays
- Diagnostic ultrasound
- Head, neck, and thoracic spine
- Relevant anatomy
- Range of motion
- Strength assessment
- Postural and biomechanical assessment
- Treatment options
- Shoulder complex
- Relevant anatomy
- Range of motion
- Strength assessment
- Postural and biomechanical assessment
- Treatment options
- Elbow and wrist
- Relevant anatomy
- Range of motion
- Strength assessment
- Postural and biomechanical assessment
- Treatment options
- Lumbar spine
- Relevant anatomy
- Range of motion
- Strength assessment
- Postural and biomechanical assessment
- Treatment options
- Pelvis and hip joint
- Relevant anatomy
- Range of motion
- Strength assessment
- Postural and biomechanical assessment
- Treatment options
- Knee joint
- Relevant anatomy
- Range of motion
- Strength assessment
- Postural and biomechanical assessment
- Treatment options
- Ankle and lower leg
- Relevant anatomy
- Range of motion
- Strength assessment
- Postural and biomechanical assessment
- Treatment options
- Best practices as a kinesiologist
- Professional ethics
- Promoting a healthy workplace
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- collect a comprehensive physical health history from a patient;
- document and perform a kinesiology assessment;
- describe the various medical imaging techniques used in the health care system;
- discuss physical mechanism of pain;
- analyze the theory, indications, and contraindications for various tools and techniques used by rehabilitation professionals;
- identify skills required to promote a healthy work environment;
- demonstrate and apply professional ethics as a kinesiologist.
Assessment will be in accordance with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy. The instructor will present a written course outline with specific evaluation criteria at the beginning of the semester. Evaluation will be based on the following:
Case studies 10-30%
Quizzes 0-10%
Midterm Exam 15-25%
Practical Exam 15-25%
Participation 0-10%
Final Exam 15-30%
Total 100%
Consult the Douglas College Bookstore for the latest required textbooks and materials. Example textbooks and materials may include:
Houglum, P.A. (Current Edition). Brunnstrom’s Clinical Kinesiology. F. A. Davis Company