OTA Therapeutic Skills: Musculoskeletal Conditions

Course Code: THER 160

Academic Year: 2024-2025

This course will introduce and familiarize students with the range and use of therapeutic activities to promote occupational performance following impairment in musculoskeletal function. Principles of activity selection, planning and application will be applied to related functional disabilities. The use of assistive devices to enable functional independence will also be addressed. Practical application of this knowledge will be evaluated during laboratory class sessions and fieldwork placements.