DPT 6304 - Life Span and Motor Control

Credits: 3 hrs

This course provides an understanding of normal human growth, maturation, and aging within the construct of normal motor behavior – motor development, motor control, and motor learning throughout the life span. Emphasis is placed on relationships between the (1) sensori-motor components of movement, (2) acquisition, refinement and adaptation of motor skills, and (3) age-appropriate functional abilities. The course is delivered via lecture and active learning experiences that occur both in and outside the classroom. Reading assignments are critical, and include discussion board interactions. This course is the second of five courses in the Neuromuscular Physical Therapy series, will utilize previously learned material from Neuroscience, and will prepare students for future coursework in Movement Disorders, Neuromuscular PT I and Neuromuscular PT II.