Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

POT 415 — Therapeutic Exercises and Assistive Devices

POT department course · Nigerian universities

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

• conduct different types of therapeutic exercises
• conduct and put patients fitted with prosthesis and orthosis through learning process and controlled exercises; and
• appreciate and recognise therapeutic exercises, patho and biomechanics as key to returning the patient back to normalcy or near normalcy

Course contents

Exercise for the treatment of specific types of disease conditions. Group therapy, suspension therapy, traction, breathing exercises, relaxation techniques, facilitated movement, neuromuscular coordination exercise, health promotion, principles of exercise prescription.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study POT 415.

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