OCTH 751 - Evaluation and Intervention of Upper Limb Injuries

2 Credits
This course prepares students to evaluate and treat traumatic and repetitive injuries to the upper limb. Upper limb congenital anomalies, amputations, and secondary complications (such as lymphedema) will also be covered. The structure and function of the upper limb (introduced in previous courses) will be reviewed and reinforced in the context of evaluation and treatment. Biomechanical frameworks will be introduced as a guide for analysis, documentation, and intervention. Students will use clinical reasoning to create intervention plans integrating co-existing complications such as pain and depression. Intervention plans developed by students will embody the principles of human occupation by emphasizing participation and engagement as both strategies for treatment and primary goals of the intervention. Review of the literature focusing on best-practice interventions will be an integral part of this course.

Grade Note(s): All component co-requisites must be repoeated if a fialing grade is received in any one of them. The lecture and lab (L) components of each OCTH course must be successfully completed with a B- or better during the same semester
Component Co-requisite(s): OCTH 751 and OCTH 751L
Co-requisite(s): 4th semester MSOT courses
Prerequisite(s): OCTH 715