MPO 5390 Clinical Rotation III
Clinical Rotation III (1). This course examines the practical application of medicine, surgery and rehabilitation under the supervision of a variety of health care professionals. Students will be exposed to a multitude of diseases and conditions in hospitals, clinics and private practice settings. Although students will have the opportunity to rotate through few orthotic & prosthetic facilities, the emphasis of the third clinical rotation course is on spinal orthotics, and reinforcement of clinical rotation II in lower limb prosthetics (principles and practices of prosthetics as they relate to amputations distal to the knee) & lower limb orthotics (elements of orthotic intervention of the lower extremity that are concerned with the lower leg and foot distal (i.e., below) to the knee).In addition clinical rotations may include specialty clinics in the areas of: multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, scoliosis, spina bifida, cerebral palsy, stroke rehabilitation, sports medicine, and diabetic foot.