Assessment and Treatment of the Lower Extremity

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Students will be able to assess various pathologies related to the lower extremity
• Students will be able to design acute care treatment interventions for lower extremity pathologies
• Students will be able to evaluate the efficacy of therapeutic interventions for lower extremity pathologies
• Students will be able to defend their clinical decisions regarding patient care

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Midterm Exams	28.6%
Final Project/Exams	57.1%
Quizzes	14.2%

Grading Scale

Percentage	Letter Grade
100-90%	A
89-86%	B+
85-80%	B
79-70%	C
Below 70%	F

Attendance/Participation:

You will be allowed to miss 1 class. Attendance will be maintained via Canvas. If you are experiencing a prolonged absence where multiple consecutive absences will occur (emergency, COVID, etc.) you should contact the Dean of Students. The DOS will notify the instructor and accommodations may be made based on that. Only notifications from UNCG will be accepted for possible accommodations. 3 tardies will result in 1 absence. Accumulation of 2 absences will result in a demotion of grade by 1 level (e.g. A to B+) and an incident report being filed.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

• Denegar CR, Saliba E, Saliba S. Therapeutic Modalities for Musculoskeletal Injuries 4th edition. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Publishers https://uncg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1324962577
• Shultz S, Houglum P, Perrin D. Examination of Musculoskeletal Injuries With Web Resource 4th ed: Champaign IL: Human Kinetics Publishers; 2022
• Houglum PA, Boyle-Walker KL, Houghlem DE. Rehabilitation of Musculoskeletal Injuries 5th edition. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Publisher