ATR
480
Therapeutic Modalities
3 cr.
(2-0-2)
- Offered: Contact Department
- Prerequisites: ATR 420.
- Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.
This course will teach theory and hands-on skills necessary for the integration and application of therapeutic modalities into the treatment and rehabilitation protocols used by athletic trainers and other sports medicine professionals. This course will cover the use of (but not necessarily limited to) the following modalities: ultrasound, electrical muscle stimulation, TENS, iontophoresis, laser, traction and other mechanical modalities, cryo/thermotherapy, hydrotherapy, diathermy, biofeedback, massage, etc.