Specialty Course: Lower Extremity Manual Therapy for the Physical Therapist Assistant

Credits / CEU's: 1.5 credits / 2.1 CEU’s 

This one-day course will provide instruction in hands-on joint and soft tissue mobilization for the PTA on the hip, knee, foot, and ankle. The class with be largely hands-on laboratory experience with demonstration, practice, feedback, and critical thinking for case scenarios. Discussion will be given to the dose of the intervention, expected response, modifications of the interventions, and complementary neuromuscular techniques for the manual therapy interventions.