Overview of Course
SBB DEWAN University under its Faculty of Health and Medicine offers a five-year undergraduate degree of Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT). The degree of Physical Therapy is endorsed by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) comprises of five years (10 semesters), equivalent to 17 years of schooling. The degree program produces physical therapy professionals – the Doctors of Physical Therapy – and are competent to diagnose and treat movement dysfunctions due to injuries or diseases by using all physical means including; manual therapy techniques, exercise therapy, electrotherapy and preventative and corrective measures.
Doctor of Physical Therapy is a dynamic profession concerned with evaluation and rehabilitation of patients disabled by pain, disease, or injury and their treatment by physical therapeutic measure. The objective of the program is to produce group of highly competent physiotherapists. This degree program includes foundational science courses, such as anatomy, physiology, histology, exercise physiology, neuroscience, bio-mechanics, pharmacology, pathology, and radiology/imaging, along with behavioral science courses, such as evidence-based practice and clinical reasoning. In this degree program the students also study the clinically-based courses include medical screening, examination tests and measures, diagnostic process, therapeutic interventions, outcomes assessment, and practice management.
Doctor of Physical Therapy is a dynamic profession concerned with evaluation and rehabilitation of patients disabled by pain, disease, or injury and their treatment by physical therapeutic measure. The objective of the program is to produce group of highly competent physiotherapists. This degree program includes foundational science courses, such as anatomy, physiology, histology, exercise physiology, neuroscience, bio-mechanics, pharmacology, pathology, and radiology/imaging, along with behavioral science courses, such as evidence-based practice and clinical reasoning. In this degree program the students also study the clinically-based courses include medical screening, examination tests and measures, diagnostic process, therapeutic interventions, outcomes assessment, and practice management.
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