¿ The Assessment laboratories will support teaching a broad array of skills to Physical Therapy students in the musculoskeletal, integumentary and cardiopulmonary systems. Students learn and practice patient management, including vital signs, positioning, transfers, posture analysis, flexibility and strength testing, gait training, therapeutic exercise, manual therapy and wound/burn care.  

¿ The cubicles are set up to simulate hospital examination rooms.

¿ The treatment tables are adjustable to permit student practice while using good body mechanics. Some of the tables are modified to add devices for lumbar traction.

¿ Anatomical models include a variety of skeletons, shoulders, elbows, hips, knees, ankles, spines, skulls, brains, and hearts to assist students in learning anatomical landmarks.

¿ For rehabilitation purposes, modalities include superficial heat (hydrocollator and cold pack), deep heat (ultrasound and diathermy), and electrical stimulators (AC and DC) that include interferential, pre-modulated, medium frequency, biphasic, hi-volt and micro-current options.

¿ Patient cardiopulmonary signs are monitored with stethoscopes, sphygmomanometers, pulse oximeters and the spirometer. 

¿ Within the Physical Therapy field, students become versatile in patient examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, and intervention. Skills include alleviating patients' movement impairments and functional limitations by designing, implementing and modifying therapeutic interventions to help patients return to function. Students also are prepared to educate patients and families, to promote fitness, health and quality of life in all age groups, and to consult with community members and organizations.