MAT 6916 - Therapeutic Interventions 1
Fall 2026 Syllabus, Section 01, CRN 42451,
Credit hours: 3
Course Meeting Times
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Instructor
Omar Ross
Email: oaross@ysu.edu
Course Description
6916. Therapeutic Interventions 1. This course is designed to provide students with the interactive approach to the care and intervention of lower extremity injuries and illnesses. Students will develop short- and long-term goals, and problem lists as it relates to early, mid, and late healing phase interventions. The course will focus on the application of these interventions for conditions related to the foot, ankle, knee, and hip complex. Prereq.: Successful Completion of Summer 1 Courses. 3 s.h.
Course Readings
| Group | Title | Author | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required |
Therapeutic Exercise Foundations and Techniques, 8th edition. F. A. Davis, 2023. Kisner C, Borstad J, Colby LA. 978-9356961319.
Michlovitz’s Modalities for Therapeutic Intervention, 7th edition. F. A. Davis, 2022. JW, Nolan TP, Jr. eds. 978-1719641999.
ATu Learning Platform. Clinical Pattern. https://app.clinicalpattern.com. 2026.
The course readings are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, research developments, current events, and/or to ensure better learning.
Assignments/Assessments
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Schedule of Topics and Assignments
| Day | Date | Reading(s) | Proposed Topic | Due/To Prepare for Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 8/24 | PowerPoints | Monday: • Review Syllabus • Discuss Assessments Lecture: • Foundational Rehabilitation Concepts | PowerPoints |
| Wed | 8/26 | PowerPoints | Wednesday: Foundational Rehabilitation Concepts: • Stages of Healing • SINSS Model • RTSS | PowerPoints Quiz 1: Anatomical Review: • Due 8.30.26 @ 11:59p |
| Mon | 8/31 | PowerPoints | Monday: Foundational Rehabilitation Concepts: • Strength, Mobility, Stability Aspects of Athletic Rehabilitative Care | PowerPoints |
| Wed | 9/2 | PowerPoints | Wednesday: Foundational Rehabilitation Concepts • Impact of Exam/Re-Examination on Interventions • Injury/Re-injury Prevention in Athletic Care | PowerPoints |
| Mon | 9/7 | Michlovitz’s Modalities: • Chapter 1: Modalities in Patient Care • Chapter 2: Cold Therapy Modalities • Chapter 3: Therapeutic Heat • Chapter 4: Therapeutic Ultrasound • Chapter 9/10: Therapeutic Electrical Stimulation Atu: Physical Agents: • https://app.clinicalpattern.com/en/phys_agents | Monday: • No Class – Labor Day | Quiz 2: Foundational Rehabilitation Concepts: • Due 9.13.26 @ 11:59p Michlovitz’s Modalities: • Chapter 1: Modalities in Patient Care • Chapter 2: Cold Therapy Modalities • Chapter 3: Therapeutic Heat • Chapter 4: Therapeutic Ultrasound • Chapter 9/10: Therapeutic Electrical Stimulation Atu: Physical Agents: • https://app.clinicalpattern.com/en/phys_agents |
| Wed | 9/9 | Michlovitz’s Modalities: • Chapter 1: Modalities in Patient Care • Chapter 2: Cold Therapy Modalities • Chapter 3: Therapeutic Heat • Chapter 4: Therapeutic Ultrasound • Chapter 9/10: Therapeutic Electrical Stimulation Atu: Physical Agents: • https://app.clinicalpattern.com/en/phys_agents | Wednesday: Foundational Concepts for Modalities • Thermal • Electrical • Acoustic | Michlovitz’s Modalities: • Chapter 1: Modalities in Patient Care • Chapter 2: Cold Therapy Modalities • Chapter 3: Therapeutic Heat • Chapter 4: Therapeutic Ultrasound • Chapter 9/10: Therapeutic Electrical Stimulation Atu: Physical Agents: • https://app.clinicalpattern.com/en/phys_agents |
| Mon | 9/14 | Michlovitz’s Modalities: • Chapter 6: Laser • Chapter 7: Spinal Traction • Chapter 8: Pneumatic Compression Atu: Physical Agents: • https://app.clinicalpattern.com/en/phys_agents | Monday: Foundational Concepts for Modalities • Laser • Mechanical o Traction o Massage o Cupping | Quiz 3: Foundational Modality Concepts: • Due 9.20.26 @ 11:59p Michlovitz’s Modalities: • Chapter 6: Laser • Chapter 7: Spinal Traction • Chapter 8: Pneumatic Compression Atu: Physical Agents: • https://app.clinicalpattern.com/en/phys_agents |
| Wed | 9/16 | Michlovitz’s Modalities: • Chapter 6: Laser • Chapter 7: Spinal Traction • Chapter 8: Pneumatic Compression Atu: Physical Agents: • https://app.clinicalpattern.com/en/phys_agents | Wednesday: Scenario-based Modalities Lab: • Pain Modulation • Muscle Tightness/Spasm • Decompression | Michlovitz’s Modalities: • Chapter 6: Laser • Chapter 7: Spinal Traction • Chapter 8: Pneumatic Compression Atu: Physical Agents: • https://app.clinicalpattern.com/en/phys_agents |
| Mon | 9/21 | Atu: Physical Agents: • https://app.clinicalpattern.com/en/ortho o Hip o Knee o Ankle/Foot | Monday: Foundational Concepts for Manual Therapy: • Joint Mobilizations • Passive Stretching • Manually Resisted Exercise | Quiz 4: Foundational Manual Therapy Concepts: • Due 9.27.26 @ 11:59p Atu: Physical Agents: • https://app.clinicalpattern.com/en/ortho o Hip o Knee o Ankle/Foot |
| Wed | 9/23 | Atu: Physical Agents: • https://app.clinicalpattern.com/en/ortho o Hip o Knee o Ankle/Foot | Wednesday: Scenario-based Modalities Lab: • Pain Modulation • Muscle Tightness/Spasm • Decompression | Atu: Physical Agents: • https://app.clinicalpattern.com/en/ortho o Hip o Knee o Ankle/Foot |
| Mon | 9/28 | Atu: Physical Agents: • https://app.clinicalpattern.com/en/ortho o Hip o Knee o Ankle/Foot | Monday: Foundational Concepts for Manual Therapy: • Joint Mobilizations • Passive Stretching • Manually Resisted Exercise | Quiz 5: Foundational Cumulative • Due 10.4.26 @ 11:59p Atu: Physical Agents: • https://app.clinicalpattern.com/en/ortho o Hip o Knee o Ankle/Foot |
| Wed | 9/30 | Atu: Physical Agents: • https://app.clinicalpattern.com/en/ortho o Hip o Knee o Ankle/Foot | Wednesday: Scenario-based Manual Therapy Lab: • Joint Mobilizations • Passive Stretching • Manually Resisted Exercise | Atu: Physical Agents: • https://app.clinicalpattern.com/en/ortho o Hip o Knee o Ankle/Foot |
| Mon | 10/5 | PowerPoints | Monday: Outcome Assessment Tools: • Outcome Tools/Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROM’s) • Functional Performance Measures • Skill Checks: o 5 Students: 7’/students | PowerPoints |
| Wed | 10/7 | Wednesday • Examination 1 o Weeks 1-6 • Skill Checks: o 4 Students: 7’/students | Wednesday • Examination 1 o Weeks 1-6 • Skill Checks: o 4 Students: 7’/students | |
| Mon | 10/12 | MAT Project Week | MAT Project Week | MAT Project Week |
| Wed | 10/14 | MAT Project Week | MAT Project Week | MAT Project Week |
| Mon | 10/19 | Kisner – Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques, 8e • Chapter 20: The Hip Atu: Clinical Pattern Recognition o Hip | Monday: Hip Pathologies – Early Stage(s): • Manual Therapy & Modalities • Joint Mobilization & Soft Tissue Techniques • Modality Selection & Application | Kisner – Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques, 8e • Chapter 20: The Hip Atu: Clinical Pattern Recognition o Hip |
| Wed | 10/21 | Kisner – Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques, 8e • Chapter 20: The Hip Atu: Clinical Pattern Recognition o Hip | Wednesday: Hip Pathologies – Late Stage(s): • Gym-Based Lab Foundational Strengthening: • Glute/Hip Complex Loading • Closed-Chain Progression | Kisner – Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques, 8e • Chapter 20: The Hip Atu: Clinical Pattern Recognition o Hip |
| Mon | 10/26 | Kisner – Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques, 8e • Chapter 20: The Hip Atu: Clinical Pattern Recognition o Hip | Monday: Hip Pathologies – Early Stage(s): • Manually Resisted Exercise & Advanced Manual Techniques • Case-Based Application | Exit Slip: Hip Manual Skills • Stretching, Joint Mobilization, Manually Resisted Exercise • Due by 11/2 (within 2 class sessions) Kisner – Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques, 8e • Chapter 20: The Hip Atu: Clinical Pattern Recognition o Hip |
| Wed | 10/28 | Kisner – Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques, 8e • Chapter 20: The Hip Atu: Clinical Pattern Recognition o Hip | Wednesday: Hip Pathologies – Late Stage(s) Gym-Based Lab: • Advanced Strengthening • Return-to-Sport Functional Testing: Sport-Specific Hip Demands | Kisner – Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques, 8e • Chapter 20: The Hip Atu: Clinical Pattern Recognition o Hip |
| Mon | 11/2 | Kisner – Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques, 8e • Chapter 21: The Knee Atu: Clinical Pattern Recognition o Knee | Monday: Knee Pathologies – Early Stage(s): • Manual Therapy & Modalities • Joint Mobilization & Soft Tissue Techniques • Modality Selection & Application | Kisner – Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques, 8e • Chapter 21: The Knee Atu: Clinical Pattern Recognition o Knee |
| Wed | 11/4 | Kisner – Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques, 8e • Chapter 21: The Knee Atu: Clinical Pattern Recognition o Knee | Wednesday: Knee Pathologies – Late Stage(s): • Gym-Based Lab: Foundational Strengthening: • Quad/Hamstring/Patellofemoral Loading | Kisner – Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques, 8e • Chapter 21: The Knee Atu: Clinical Pattern Recognition o Knee |
| Mon | 11/9 | Monday: • Examination 2: | Examination 2: • Covers weeks 7-11 • Synchronous • 30 Questions • 45 minutes | |
| Wed | 11/11 | Wednesday: • Veterans Day – No Class | Wednesday: • Veterans Day – No Class | Wednesday: • Veterans Day – No Class |
| Mon | 11/16 | Monday: Knee Pathologies – Early Stage(s): • Manually Resisted Exercise & Advanced Manual Techniques • Manually Resisted Exercise Application • Advanced Manual Therapy Techniques • Case-Based Application | Monday: Knee Pathologies – Early Stage(s): • Manually Resisted Exercise & Advanced Manual Techniques • Manually Resisted Exercise Application • Advanced Manual Therapy Techniques • Case-Based Application | Exit Slip: Knee Manual Skills • Stretching, Joint Mobilization, Manually Resisted Exercise • Due by 11/23 (within 2 class sessions) Kisner – Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques, 8e • Chapter 21: The Knee Atu: Clinical Pattern Recognition o Knee |
| Wed | 11/18 | Kisner – Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques, 8e • Chapter 21: The Knee Atu: Clinical Pattern Recognition o Knee | Wednesday: Knee Pathologies – Late Stage: • Gym-Based Lab Advanced Strengthening: • Return-to-Sport Functional Testing | Kisner – Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques, 8e • Chapter 21: The Knee Atu: Clinical Pattern Recognition o Knee |
| Mon | 11/23 | Kisner – Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques, 8e • Chapter 22: The Ankle and Foot Atu: Clinical Pattern Recognition o Ankle/Foot | Monday: Ankle/Foot Pathologies – Early Stage(s) - (Combined Session): • Manual Therapy, Modalities & Manually Resisted Exercise • Joint Mobilization & Soft Tissue Techniques • Modality Selection & Application: Ankle/Foot Pathology • Manually Resisted Exercise Application • Case-Based Application | Exit Slip: Ankle/Foot Manual Skills • Stretching, Joint Mobilization, Manually Resisted Exercise • Due by 12/2 (within 2 class sessions) Kisner – Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques, 8e • Chapter 22: The Ankle and Foot Atu: Clinical Pattern Recognition o Ankle/Foot |
| Wed | 11/25 | Kisner – Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques, 8e • Chapter 22: The Ankle and Foot Atu: Clinical Pattern Recognition o Ankle/Foot | • Thanksgiving Holiday begins – No Class | Kisner – Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques, 8e • Chapter 22: The Ankle and Foot Atu: Clinical Pattern Recognition o Ankle/Foot |
| Mon | 11/30 | Kisner – Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques, 8e • Chapter 22: The Ankle and Foot Atu: Clinical Pattern Recognition o Ankle/Foot | Monday: Ankle/Foot – Late Stage(s): • Gym-Based Lab Foundational Strengthening: • Proprioceptive/Balance Base, Progressive Loading | Kisner – Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques, 8e • Chapter 22: The Ankle and Foot Atu: Clinical Pattern Recognition o Ankle/Foot |
| Wed | 12/2 | Kisner – Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques, 8e • Chapter 22: The Ankle and Foot Atu: Clinical Pattern Recognition o Ankle/Foot | Wednesday: Ankle/Foot – Late Stage(s): • Gym-Based Lab Advanced Strengthening: • Return-to-Sport Functional Testing: Hop/Agility Battery, • Sport-Specific Return Criteria | Kisner – Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques, 8e • Chapter 22: The Ankle and Foot Atu: Clinical Pattern Recognition o Ankle/Foot |
| Mon | 12/7 | Monday • Comprehensive Practical Examination | Final Practical: • Comprehensive • 20 min/students • Case driven | |
| Wed | 12/9 | Wednesday • Comprehensive Practical Examination | Final Practical: • Comprehensive • 20 min/students • Case driven |
The course schedule, policies, procedures, and assignments in this course are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, by mutual agreement, and/or to ensure better learning.