CATALOG - University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

and clinical correlations. In addition, pertinent information on microscopic and developmental anatomywill be presented. Students will work in assigned lab groups to improve interpersonal, oral and nonverbalskills.HSC 5122C - Biomechanics Hours: 4Biomechanics consists of three (3) one-hour lectures and two (2) two-hour labs per week. The course issubdivided into three topic areas. The first area is general biomechanics during which students willreceive basic information on force, loading, stress, strain, energy, work, elasticity, and basic mechanicsas it applies to biological systems. The second area deals with joint mechanics of the upper extremity,lower extremity and vertebral column and gait. The third topic area concentrates on tissue mechanics.In this section, students receive information on the mechanics of bone, cartilage, tendons/ligaments,nerves and muscle and how these tissues respond to loading and aging. The lab consists of cadaverdissection of the extremity, back, thorax, abdomen, pelvis, head and neck as well as the viewing ofradiographs and MRIs.HSC 5142 – Child Development Hours: 3The course will include the following: normal development across domains, developmental theories,reflexes and the role of reflexes in movement development, an overview of abnormal development and itsclinical outcomes, and public laws that affect pediatric practice (schools and early intervention).Assessment and intervention strategies for pediatrics are introduced. The course will cover medicalconditions specific to the pediatric population and therapy intervention.HSC 5151C - Clinical Neuroscience Hours: 5Clinical neuroscience is a five-credit lecture and lab course in which students receive theneuroanatomical and neurophysiological foundations for understanding normal function, dysfunction andclinical interventions. There is an emphasis on the neuroscience related to posture, movement, cognitionand sensory functions. Cadavers and models are used to enhance the students’ three dimensionalunderstanding of the material. The neuropathology component of the course uses a case study format tostrengthen the students’ knowledge of the etiology and clinical features of the neurological conditionsthat they are most likely to treat in clinical practice.HSC 5213C – Skills and Procedures Hours: 4This course will introduce the student to basic clinic skills and problem-solving abilities to be built uponin future course work. It is an introductory course in basic assessment techniques and general patientcare skills such as: principles of body mechanics, infection control methods, bed mobility, positioning,draping, transfer training, gait training, wheelchair use, posture assessment, joint range of motion, andgoniometric measurements. Students will also develop professional behaviors and communication skillsfor use with patients, families and other healthcare professionals.HSC 5351 - Pharmacology Hours: 2This course provides Occupational and Physical Therapy students with the general concepts ofpharmacology as applicable to clinical practice. It describes classes of drugs commonly used by patientstreated by therapists. These descriptions include: a) clinical uses, b) therapeutics effects and mechanisms,c) side effects, and contraindications. The effects of exercise, aging and other factors onpharmacodynamics are also included when relevant to clinical practice.HSC 5416 - General Pathology Hours: 3This course is designed to provide the student with basic understanding of the cause of failure of normalphysiological process in the body – the disease process. Emphasis will be on morphologic changes incells and tissues that may have resulted in specific diseases identify causes of such changes (etiology),the mechanism of development of such changes (pathogenesis) and the clinical manifestation of diseases.93