OCTH 7123 - Physical Agents

(2) Credit Hours

Didactic and clinical applications of selected physical agents used in occupational therapy practice. The following physical agents will be covered: superficial heating and cooling agents including hydrotherapy, deep heating modalities, infrared, and ultraviolet. Critical thinking skills will be applied by the student in the determination of the frequency and protocol development of the prescription for each physical agent.Prerequisites: admission into the OTD program or department head approval. Differential course fee will be assessed. Standard letter grade.