Page 265 of Delgado Community College 2004-2005 Catalog by Delgado Community College New Orleans Louisiana

PHYE 140 Health and Physical Education Evaluation Skills 0-3-1 Evaluation of motor ability and general and selected sports skills. PHYE 145 Body Development and Figure Control 3-0-3 Exercises to promote physical fitness through body development and figure control. PHYE 213 Sports Officiating 3-0-3 Focuses on officiating as an avocation. Covers football, basketball, and other team sports. Requires officiating at intramural games. Prerequisites: PHYE 110, 111, or permission of instructor. PHYE 227 Taping and Wrapping Athletic Injuries 1-0-1 Techniques for taping and wrapping athletic injuries. PHYE 228 Medical Aspects of Athletic Injuries 1-0-1 Commonly occurring athletic injuries and role of team physician. Includes discussion of relationship between physician and coaching staff. PHYE 229 Strength, Conditioning, and Rehabilitation 1-0-1 Procedures for developing stronger athletes, attaining maximum efficiency during the season, and getting the athlete back into action. PHYE 230 Sport in Society 3-0-3 Professional, amateur, and recreational sports as mirrors of society. PHYE 233 Physical Education for the Handicapped 2-3-3 Planning, organizing, and supervising various recreational activities for handicapped. PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT City Park Campus: Dr. Welsh, Professor and Program Director Ms. Leonardi, Assistant Professor Ms. Shert, Instructor PTAP 201 Introduction to Physical Therapy 1-0-1 History of physical therapy; present standards of practice; trends of the profession; structure, function and services of the PTA; regulation of PT practice; roles of PT practitioners; ethical and legal issues in health care; the team concept; orientation to professional literature. PTAP 202 Health Care Communication 1-0-1 Principles and techniques used in interpersonal relations and the helping process. Students explore and develop values, attitudes, and skills necessary to become effective members of the health care team. PTAP 203 Functional Anatomy and Kinesiology I 3-2-4 Structure and function of the neuromusculoskeletal system with emphasis on functional aspects of human motion and application to therapeutic exercise and gait training. PTAP 204 Pathophysiological Conditions I 2-0-2 Pathophysiology, etiology, clinical signs, and management of various pathological and injury-related problems treated in physical therapy. Emphasizes effects of various conditions on movement and gait, as well as physical therapy interventions. PTAP 205 Clinical Science I 2-4-4 Basic patient care skills: Preparation for treatment, positioning, transfers, ambulation with assistive devices, asepsis, monitoring vital signs, bandaging, wheelchair mechanics, recognition of architectural barriers, CPR, basic hydrotherapy skills, and elementary wound management. Basic principles of physics applied in physical therapy. Theory, indications, contraindications and application of superficial thermal agents. PTAP 206 Clinical Science II 2-4-4 Theory, indications, contraindications and application of ultrasound, diathermy, ultraviolet, laser, traction, intermittent venous compression, and massage. Theory and application of basic therapeutic exercise procedures for orthopedic, cardiopulmonary, and vascular disorders. Training in goniometric measurement and gross muscle testing. Prerequisite: PTAP 205. 265

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