OT 214 - Kinesiology in Occupational Therapy

(3/3)

Prerequisites: OT 102, OT 104, OT 108, OT 110, BI 121 and BI 122; Corequisites: OT 208, OT 220, and OT 224 – This course is for second year students in the Occupational Therapy Assistant program. Students will investigate movement in the context of occupation and activity, study of structural anatomy and functional movement, basic biomechanical principles, and normal and abnormal extremity function. Clinical applications in Occupational Therapy assessment, intervention and documentation in the areas of posture, body mechanics, mobility and balance, range of motion, muscle strength, basic exercise, positioning, bed mobility, and transfers will be utilized.