71 courses with the subject HLAT, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
This course examines all the systems of the body, with primary focus on the musculoskeletal system. Students’ clinical anatomy is advanced through the use of virtual cadaver dissection, online dissection software, and anatomical models.
This course provides an introduction to the profession of athletic training as well as an overview of the psychological and social aspects associated with injury and recovery.
This course introduces essential skills in the prevention and early management of athletic injuries, including infection control, wound care, and the application of protective equipment. Students will learn to perform preparticipation physical exams, monitor vital signs, and apply preventive taping, wrapping, and splinting techniques.
This course will teach athletic training students recognition, evaluation and treatment of emergent conditions that may occur in the physically active population.
This course will introduce the student to role and importance of research in the rehabilitation professions. Course content will include defining research terminology, development of search terms, and the development of a research question.
This course will educate the student regarding the research process including: development of research hypotheses, use of dependent and independent variables, disablement models, experimental design, data collection procedures, research methods and ethical issues associated with the completion of human subjects research.
This course is designed to introduce the student to theories on pain modulation and the acute inflammatory response, as well as cryotherapy, thermotherapy and intermittent compression therapeutic modalities commonly utilized in the athletic training profession.
This course will teach the theory, application and clinical decision-making surrounding the use of electrical stimulation as a therapeutic modality.
This course teaches students the theory, application and evidence-based usage of therapeutic modalities including: therapeutic ultrasound, iontophoresis, shortwave diathermy, LASER and massage.
This course educates students in performance of assessment and documentation techniques for the lower extremity, including palpation, goniometry, strength testing, neurologic examination and anthropometric measures.
This course provides students with the knowledge and skills to evaluate and document orthopedic conditions of the lower extremity. Students will develop proficiency in identifying and documenting musculoskeletal injuries and conditions using evidence-based evaluation methods.
This course provides students with the knowledge and skills to evaluate and document orthopedic conditions of the upper extremity. Students will develop proficiency in identifying and documenting musculoskeletal injuries and conditions using evidence-based evaluation methods.
This course educates students in performance of assessment and documentation techniques for the lower extremity, including palpation, goniometry, strength testing, neurologic examination and anthropometric measures.
This course explores the cellular, physiological, and psychological responses to injury and healing, with emphasis on the selection and application of therapeutic interventions across all phases of recovery. Students will learn to design individualized rehabilitation programs, apply therapeutic modalities and exercises, ensure patient safety, and monitor treatment effectiveness using appropriate outcome measures. The course also introduces basic pharmacology concepts relevant to athletic training, including medication classifications, routes of administration, regulatory considerations, and patient education.
This course focuses on the evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of lower extremity musculoskeletal injuries, integrating concepts of pathophysiology, gait analysis, and pain management. Students will learn to select and apply therapeutic modalities and exercises based on tissue healing phases, Patient-specific needs, and functional goals, while ensuring safety and adherence to clinical guidelines. The course also introduces foundational pharmacological principles and their relevance to pain management, exercise, and patient education.
This course teaches evaluation techniques of the lower extremity, including the foot, ankle, knee and hip, as well as orthopedic conditions of the lower extremity.
This course educates students in performance of assessment and documentation techniques for the lower extremity, including palpation, goniometry, strength testing, neurologic examination and anthropometric measures.
This course introduces the concepts of tissue inflammation, repair and remodeling as applied to the rehabilitation process. Students will learn the theories regarding the evidence-based application of stretching, range of motion, joint mobilization, strengthening, aerobic exercise, plyometric exercise, proprioception, aquatic therapy, and other applications of rehabilitation skills.
Therapeutic Exercise & Manual Therapy for the Lower Extremity This course expands upon the Foundation of Therapeutic Exercise course by having the student apply previously learned materials regarding therapeutic exercise and manual therapy to the rehabilitation and treatment of patients with lower extremity pathology.
This course is designed to introduce students to the practice of athletic training through the completion of a three-week clinical education experience.
This course is designed to allow students to develop clinical proficiency in the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of lower extremity dysfunction through the completion of an eight-week clinical education experience.
This course is designed to allow students to develop clinical proficiency in the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of upper extremity dysfunction through the completion of an eight-week clinical education experience.
This course is designed to examine the various issues, policies and procedures involved with the administration of athletic training in a variety of professional settings. Study will include facility organization and design, legal liability, personnel management, equipment maintenance and budgeting, record keeping, health care services, counseling and public relations.
This course will educate the student regarding statistical analysis, development of discussion points, figure and table creation and developing research conclusions.
This course serves as the capstone for the evidence-based practice series. In this course, students prepare and defend scholarly research. Students also deliver a platform or poster presentation of a case study or original research in a public forum.
This course provides fundamental clinical knowledge of commonly utilized diagnostic imaging techniques in sports medicine. The course presents both normal and diseased states. Diagnostic imaging techniques discussed include plain radiographs, flouroscan, arthrograms, magnetic resonance imaging, CAT scan, bone scan, diagnostic ultrasound and myelogram.
This course presents the scientific basis for sports nutrition emphasizing basic nutritional concepts, energy expenditure during resistance and endurance exercise, diet during training, the timing and composition of the pre- and post- competition meals, the use of nutrients supplements and ergogenic aids, and the special needs of various athletic groups.
This course focuses on the evaluation, diagnosis, and management of head and face conditions, including concussion and other traumatic brain injuries. Students will develop and implement evidence-based treatment plans using therapeutic exercise, manual techniques, and cognitive strategies, while also learning to identify red flags for non-orthopedic conditions. Emphasis is placed on baseline and post-injury concussion assessment, return-to-activity and return-to-learn criteria, and the development of comprehensive policies for brain injury management and stakeholder education.
This course provides students with the knowledge and clinical skills to evaluate, diagnose, and treat conditions of the spine, pelvis, and ribs using a comprehensive assessment approach. Emphasis is placed on understanding spinal mechanics, identifying postural dysfunctions, performing neurologic exams, and applying appropriate manual therapy and therapeutic exercises. Students will also learn to recognize red flags for non-orthopedic conditions and safely implement traction techniques as part of patient-centered treatment planning.
This course explores the principles and clinical application of therapeutic modalities and rehabilitation techniques for upper extremity injuries. Students will develop foundational knowledge of electrophysics and biophysics related to modalities such as ultrasound, diathermy, light therapy, and shockwave therapy, and learn to select and apply interventions based on patient assessment and healing stage. Emphasis is placed on designing evidence-based, patient-centered rehabilitation plans that incorporate manual therapy, stretching, strengthening, proprioceptive training, and fitness maintenance to support functional recovery and return to activity.
This course explores the physiological and psychological responses to exercise, injury, and rehabilitation across diverse populations and environments. Students will develop and implement individualized exercise prescriptions and periodized rehabilitation plans while applying psychosocial strategies to support patient motivation, adherence, and mental health. Emphasis is also placed on performance enhancement drugs, medication safety and drug testing, and the appropriate referral and collaboration with mental health and medical professionals to ensure holistic, patient-centered care.
This course examines application of pharmacology in the treatment of a variety of conditions. This course also includes discussion of nutritional supplements, performance enhancing drugs and recreational drugs.
This course teaches concepts of human physiology and basic pathology. Also involves detailed evaluation skills necessary for assessment and recognition of general medical conditions and pharmacologic applications of the physically active.
This course focuses on evaluation and treatment techniques of the spine and pelvis, including the cervical spine, thoracic spine, lumbar spine and the sacroiliac joints, as well as common orthopedic conditions of the trunk in the physically active population.
Therapeutic Exercise & Manual Therapy Upper Extremity This course expands upon the Foundation of Therapeutic Exercise course by having the student apply previously learned materials regarding therapeutic exercise and manual therapy to the rehabilitation and treatment of patients with upper extremity pathology.
This course is designed to provide a basic understanding of the psychological and social aspects of injury and rehabilitation. Topics covered include emotional response to injury and rehabilitation, motivation, rehabilitation/exercise adherence, psychosocial factors influencing rehabilitation and recovery, career transition and termination, and mental skills training and use.
This course is designed to promote an understanding of the adaptations of the human body in response to exercise, as well as fundamental concepts of strength and conditioning. The course will provide the student with anatomy and physiology of various systems of the body, programs, theories and concepts vital to exercise prescription, injury prevention, injury rehabilitation and reconditioning for return to activity.
This course is designed to allow students to develop clinical proficiency in the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of head and spine dysfunction, as well as expose students to non-orthopedic conditions across the lifespan through the completion of a two-day per week, twelve-week clinical education experience in a variety of clinical settings.
This course is designed to allow students to develop clinical proficiency in the all areas of the athletic training profession and facilitate increasing levels of autonomous practice through the completion of a twelve-week clinical education experience.
This course is designed to allow students to develop clinical proficiency in the all areas of the athletic training profession and facilitate increasing levels of autonomous practice through the completion of a fifteen-week clinical education experience.
This course is designed for research discussion of critical questions and contemporary issues in athletic training and sports medicine. The course also serves to prepare students for the Board of Certification Examination and for becoming licensed to practice as an athletic trainer.
This course will focus on evidence-based evaluation and treatment of patients with neurologic disorders of the central nervous system. This course requires critical appraisal of neurologic pathology presentation in order to identify appropriate diagnostic and treatment interventions.
This course is designed to provide the student with tools necessary to design and sustain an entrepreneurial venture in the area of sports medicine. Students are asked to view the athletic training profession through the lens of a business owner, rather than as a healthcare employee. The course will discuss strategies regarding successful business models, business plan development, marketing, finance, and leadership.
This course will focus on the athletic trainer as an educator, both in the formal role (faculty member) and informal role (preceptor). Students learn to recognize the unique educational contributions of both didactic and clinical settings, and will learn pedagogical strategies from multiple perspectives. Essential skills for the classroom, including presentation skills and various pedagogical styles will be introduced. Essential skills for clinical education, including fostering supervised autonomy and creating teachable moments, will be discussed.
This course introduces the topic of healthcare policy as it relates to the practice of Sports Medicine. Students will be challenged to think critically about the role of athletic training within the broader context of public health. Students will examine health care policy from four areas: economics and financing, supply and demand, political and legal, and quality and effectiveness as they related to preparedness, wellness and provision of medical care. Important ethical questions related to healthcare policy and access to healthcare in relation to the changing political landscape will also be explored.
This course will introduce the student to role and importance of research in the rehabilitation professions. Critical thinking will be utilized to develop focused clinical questions, and to search existing literature for an answer to these questions. Course content will include essential research terminology; concepts of diagnostic accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, and likelihood radios; clinical prediction rules; basic epidemiology and related statistics; patient- reported outcome measures.
This course will focus on athletic training within the broader scope of public health. Students will be challenged to consider athletic training within the broader scope of public health, and to examine injury and recovery through an epidemiological lens with a focus on injury/illness incidence, prevalence, risk ratios, and relative risk reduction. Important ethical questions regarding access to athletic training services in underserved areas will be discussed. The use of informatics, including electronic medical record software, will also be addressed.
This course will extend modality concepts and application beyond entry-level concepts, taking an evidence-based approach to implementation of highly-utilized modalities (ie, ultrasound, electrical stimulation), under-utilized modalities (ie, shortwave diathermy, EMG biofeedback), and evolving modalities (ie, light therapy, extracorporeal shockwave therapy). The focus will be on underlying concepts and clinical application.
This course will focus on evidence-based evaluation and treatment, including manual therapy interventions, of patients with musculoskeletal and peripheral nervous system disorders of the foot, ankle, knee, and hip. This course requires critical appraisal of lower extremity pathology presentation in order to match appropriate manual therapy interventions.
This course will focus on evidence-based evaluation and treatment, including manual therapy interventions, of patients with musculoskeletal and peripheral nervous system disorders of the shoulder, elbow, forearm, wrist and hand. This course requires critical appraisal of upper extremity pathology presentation in order to match appropriate manual therapy interventions.
This course will provide an overview of topics related to athletic trainer working in “nontraditional settings”, including industrial settings, emergency medicine, physician practice, and occupational health, with a focus on patient-centered care and working in interdisciplinary teams. The concept of interprofessional collaboration will be emphasized, as multiple perspectives across these various settings are introduced. Essential knowledge and skills related to these emerging practice settings will be addressed.
This course will address prevention and management of common injuries and medical conditions in performing artists including dancers, musicians, and theater artists. Students will be challenged to consider the special medical needs and unique qualifications of the athletic trainer to provide care for active patient populations not generally considered within the narrow traditional definition of “athlete.”
This course will focus on evidence-based evaluation and treatment, including manual therapy interventions, of patients with musculoskeletal and central nervous system disorders of the sacroiliac joint, lumbar spine, thoracic spine, cervical spine. This course requires critical appraisal of spinal pathology presentation in order to match appropriate manual therapy interventions.
This course will introduce the student to the most current evidence to support therapeutic interventions in rehabilitation, exercise, manual therapy, and pharmacology. The course will require students to think critically about how these intervention strategies have evolved over time, and how they can be used to improve patient care in the student’s specific clinical practice.
This residency course allows students to complete hands-on education and guided practice of clinical skills under the supervision of full-time and adjunct faculty of the DAT program. This course is offered during a one-week block each summer.
This course will provide an intensive overview of musculoskeletal conditions from an in-depth anatomical perspective. Students will be challenged to consider injury and recovery through a pathophysiology lens using digital technology such as smartphone or tablet applications and a virtual cadaver table. This course will focus on the anatomy as it informs clinical practice.
This course will focus on leadership skills for the athletic trainer. The course will discuss differences between leaders and managers, essential communication skills, working as a team, effective delegation strategies, critical decision-making, and facilitating work-life balance amongst supervisees. Multiple perspectives will be considered, as the course examines various definitions of leadership across various professions. Leaders in the field of Athletic Training education will make guest appearances in the course.
This course is designed to help health professionals achieve novice to novice-mid Spanish proficiency level (as defined by ACTFL). It will introduce basic and essential medical vocabulary, practical reference information, and medical notes written from a cross-cultural perspective. It will provide students with opportunities to apply the grammatical structure present in everyday situations that may be encountered at healthcare settings dealing with Spanish- speaking patients and personnel in the United States.
This course allows students to work with a scholarly mentor to pursue an independent course of research inquiry. This may involve analysis of existing research data, drafting of professional manuscripts or presentation abstracts, or development of a new original research study to answer a clinical question. Students must have this course and the specific learning objectives approved by the Program Director prior to enrollment. This course requires a critical reflection on the objectives at the completion of the course. Please
This course will overview qualitative research methodology and the process of conducting original qualitative research including experimental design, data collection procedures, research methods, and ethical issues associated with the completion of human subjects research. The course will require completion of a formal Introduction and Methodology for a proposed original qualitative research study design.
This course will focus on answering focused clinical questions, with an emphasis on reading and thinking critically, and writing purposefully. Course content will include question development using the PICO (PIO, PICOT) framework, recognition and evaluation of various study designs, development of search terms and use of research databases. The course will require completion of a Critically Appraised Topic (CAT) paper.
This course will overview the process of conducting original research including: development of research hypotheses, use of dependent and independent variables, disablement models, experimental design, data collection procedures, research methods, and ethical issues associated with the completion of human subjects research. The course will require completion of a formal Introduction and Methodology for a proposed original research study design.
This course will allow students to see the impact of implementing practical solutions to improve the delivery of health care and health outcomes from multiple perspective (disease-oriented evidence, patient-oriented evidence) within their patient population. Course content will focus on methodology, statistical analysis, and result interpretation and discussion. The course will require implementation of an intervention that is designed to improve patient outcomes, followed by evaluation of the effectiveness of the intervention.
This course will educate students regarding basic interpretation, clinical utility, and diagnostic accuracy of a variety of clinical imaging techniques utilized in sports medicine. Students will be asked to think critically to determine the best imaging technique, given what has been learned about diagnostic accuracy of various tests for various pathologies.
This course will focus on the underlying concepts of sports nutrition as related to sports performance and optimal wellness for active populations. Areas to be reviewed include macronutrients (Carbohydrates, Lipids and Proteins), micronutrients (vitamins, minerals), practical aspects of hydration, as well as special topics of nutritional implications for active populations. All topics will take an evidence-based approach to the content and be reviewed beyond an elementary understanding of each area.
This course is designed to increase the awareness and appreciation of diversity within athletic training and health care. It will examine from perspectives of diverse races, ethnicities, social class, religions, sexual orientation, gender identity, ages, and abilities, through an interprofessional intersection of health care. How do we experience and understand diversity and difference? How do diversity and differences shape systems that affect individuals, families, communities, and society? Students will be introduced to cultural humility, culturally specific approaches to practice, and frameworks for equity and empowerment. Students will examine concepts of health and illness, as viewed from the perspective of the patient, the practitioner, and the public. This course prompts students to think critically about ideas of health and medicine as encompassing a range of social issues, like inequitable housing, restricted education, xenophobia, disparate maternal health and inadequate medical facilities, while exploring the dynamics of diversity, privilege, and oppression in domestic and global contexts. Together, course participants will query how a medical system built on racialized and gendered disparity can be reshaped to offer corrective justice for broad social inequity. Students will be encouraged to develop a critical consciousness and to explore ways of empowering to help eliminate ideologies of unequal treatment.
This course will examine common medical and non-orthopedic conditions in physically active individuals. Students will be challenged to consider evidence-based practice in the evaluation and treatment of these conditions, and will be required to develop policies and procedures related to these conditions in physically active individuals.
This course will examine the role of the athletic trainer in provision of care to individuals across the lifespan with varying medical conditions. The course will utilize a critical focus on the unique qualifications of the athletic trainer needed to meet the special medical needs of the pediatric athlete, the female athlete, the pregnant athlete, the senior athlete, the disabled athlete, and the special needs athlete.
Psychosocial strategies and referral has been required entry-level content for many years, yet certified athletic trainers continue to struggle with recognizing opportunities to intervene, and with and implementing interventions. Students will reconceptualize traditional treatment methods, shifting from a clinician focus to patient-oriented outcomes and holistic patient health models, such as the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) model to recognize the impact of injury or illness on a patient’s social life and role in society. This course will take a case-study-based approach to issues including the stress-injury relationship, sport socioculture, emotional response to injury, rehabilitation adherence and return-to-play concerns, psychosocial skills implementation, and referral scenarios. Students will learn basic psychosocial skills that are designed to enhance the patient’s overall well-being and satisfaction with healthcare, and will be asked to reflect on their experiences implementing these techniques with patients in their practice setting. Ethical scenarios involving the athletic trainer in a dual role as informal counselor and clinician will also be explored.
This course allows students to identify a clinical mentor within a desired area of practice to assist in identifying knowledge and clinical practice gaps. Students may also opt to complete a clinical residency at a site different than their employment setting in order to obtain a different perspective of the role of the certified athletic trainer. Students must have this course and the specific learning objectives approved by the Program Director prior to enrollment. This course requires a critical reflection on the objectives at the completion of the course. This course can be repeated twice. Please
This course allows students to identify a clinical mentor within a desired area of practice to assist in identifying knowledge and clinical practice gaps. Students may also opt to complete a clinical residency at a site different than their employment setting in order to obtain a different perspective of the role of the certified athletic trainer. Students must have this course and the specific learning objectives approved by the Program Director prior to enrollment. This course requires a critically reflection on the objectives at the completion of the course. This course can be repeated twice.
Source: Moravian University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
