Professional Skills
Physical Agent Modalities
Received and successfully completed 21 hours of in-class training and demonstrated entry-level competency and technical proficiency with understanding and application of the following agents:
- Superficial Heat Agents
- Hydrotherapy
- Therapeutic Ultrasound
- Moist Heat
- Fluidotherapy
- Paraffin
- Contrast Baths
- Cryotherapy
- Cold Packs
- Compression Units
- Ice Massage
- Electrothearpy
- Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation (TENS)
- Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES)
- Iontophoresis
- Non-thermal Ultrasound
- Phonophoresis
- Low Level Laser Light Therapy
Link to PAMs Certificate
Received and successfully completed 21 hours of in-class training and demonstrated entry-level competency and technical proficiency with understanding and application of the following agents:
- Superficial Heat Agents
- Hydrotherapy
- Therapeutic Ultrasound
- Moist Heat
- Fluidotherapy
- Paraffin
- Contrast Baths
- Cryotherapy
- Cold Packs
- Compression Units
- Ice Massage
- Electrothearpy
- Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation (TENS)
- Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES)
- Iontophoresis
- Non-thermal Ultrasound
- Phonophoresis
- Low Level Laser Light Therapy
Link to PAMs Certificate
Screening and Assessments
Physical Disabilities
Range of Motion
-Goniometer
Strength
-Jamar Dynamometer
-Preston Pinchometer
-Manual Muscle Test
Sensation
-Static Two-Point Discrimination
-Semmes Weinstein Monofilament
Dexterity
-9 Hole Peg Test
-Minnesota Rate of Manipulation
Edema Assessment
-Volumeter
-Taping
Psychosocial
-Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM)
-Sensory Profile
-Survey of Functional Adaptive Behaviors (SFAB)
-Mosey's Group Interaction Skills Assessment
-Human Figure Drawing
-Allen Cognitive Level Screen (ACLS)
-The KAWA Assessment
-Street Survival Skills Questionnaire (SSSQ)
Pediatrics
-Sensory Profile
-Peabody Developmental Motor Scales (PDMS-2)
Range of Motion
-Goniometer
Strength
-Jamar Dynamometer
-Preston Pinchometer
-Manual Muscle Test
Sensation
-Static Two-Point Discrimination
-Semmes Weinstein Monofilament
Dexterity
-9 Hole Peg Test
-Minnesota Rate of Manipulation
Edema Assessment
-Volumeter
-Taping
Psychosocial
-Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM)
-Sensory Profile
-Survey of Functional Adaptive Behaviors (SFAB)
-Mosey's Group Interaction Skills Assessment
-Human Figure Drawing
-Allen Cognitive Level Screen (ACLS)
-The KAWA Assessment
-Street Survival Skills Questionnaire (SSSQ)
Pediatrics
-Sensory Profile
-Peabody Developmental Motor Scales (PDMS-2)