Physical Therapy for Children- Module 1: Motor Control/Learning and Musculoskeletal Development

Course Description:

This course was adapted from the textbook: Physical Therapy for Children, 4th Edition.  It provides the essential information needed by PTs, both student and professional, when working with children. Like the previous bestselling editions, the 4th edition follows the practice pattern categories of the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice and uses the IFC model of the disabling process as it presents up-to-date evidence-based coverage of treatment. In this latest edition, Suzann Campbell DeLapp, PT, PhD, FAPTA, Robert J. Palisano, PT, ScD and Margo N. Orlin, PT, PhD, have added more case studies and video clips, additional chapters and Medline-linked references online, and Evidence to Practiceboxes to make it easy to find and remember important information. 

Module 1: Motor Control/Learning and Musculoskeletal Development covers chapters 3, 4, and 5

• Chapter 3: Motor Control: Developmental Aspects of Motor Control in Skill Acquisition
• Chapter 4: Motor Learning: Application of Principles to Pediatric Rehabilitation
• Chapter 5: Musculoskeletal Development and Adaptation 

Methods of Instruction:

Online course available via internet 

Target Audience:

Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants and Athletic Trainers. 

Educational Level:

Intermediate 

Prerequisites:

None 

Course Goals and Objectives:

At the completion of this course, participants should be able to:

1. Identify the broad range of disciplines in the multidisciplinary field of motor control
2. Differentiate between motor control theories
3. Recognize Central Pattern Generators and their role in basic neural organization
4. Recognize the systems involved in postural control
5. Recognize the components of the Sensory Organization Test
6. Identify the typical age milestones of postural control development
7. Identify the typical age milestones and patterns of age-related reaching development
8. Differentiate between the clinical examination tools for motor control research
9. Differentiate between the evolving bases for treatment
10. Identify Gentile's stages of motor learning
11. Recognize ways to reduce the difficulty of a skill during practice
12. Recognize optimal efficacy in task-oriented training
13. Identify the pros/cons for constraint-induced therapy in children with hemiparesis
14. Differentiate between types of protein in the muscle-tendon unit
15. Differentiate between types of forces and their subsequent skeletal adaptations
16. Recognize the five main areas supporting the decision to brace in the pediatric population

 Criteria for Obtaining Continuing Education Credits:

A score of 70% or greater on the post-test