Understanding the unique medical concerns and conditions that affect military veterans.
Understanding Long-Term Physical Disabilities: This topic covers a comprehensive overview of what long-term physical disabilities are, how they affect people, and the common types of disabilities that are encountered.
Medical Terminology: This topic covers a basic understanding of medical terms and jargons commonly used in the medical field. It focuses on teaching the student how to effectively communicate with medical professionals and clients.
Anatomy and Physiology: This topic covers the human body's structure and functioning, including different systems within the body such as the cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, and nervous systems.
Common Physical Disabilities: This topic covers a wide range of physical disabilities including spinal cord injuries, amputations, traumatic brain injuries, deafness and blindness, and others.
Chronic Pain Management: This topic covers techniques and therapies aimed at treating chronic pain, including pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments.
Adaptive and Assistive Technologies: This topic covers the role of technologies in aiding people with physical disabilities. It focuses on ensuring they can live independently, work and maintain social relationships.
Rehabilitation: This topic focuses on the process of rehabilitation, including the different types of rehabilitation, the stages involved and the critical role of rehabilitation in developing independent living skills.
Physical Therapy: This topic covers the therapeutic process of regaining mobility and functionality in a given area of the body through exercise, stretching and conditioning.
Occupational Therapy: This topic covers the psychological aspects of rehabilitation, particularly its role in helping people with disabilities to regain their independence in daily living activities.
Mental Health Issues and Disability: This topic focuses on the psychological aspects of rehabilitation for people with long-term physical disabilities, particularly in addressing problems like anxiety, depression, self-esteem, and grief.
Spinal Cord Injury: This type of injury results from damage to the spinal cord and can lead to paralysis, loss of sensation and function below the injury site.
Traumatic Brain Injury: This type of injury results from an external force to the head which leads to damage to the brain and can cause a range of cognitive, behavioral, and physical impairments.
Multiple Sclerosis: A chronic neurological disease that affects the central nervous system, interfering with circulation of nerve messages and causing symptoms like muscle weakness and difficulty with balance and coordination.
Muscular Dystrophy: A progressive genetic disorder that causes weakness and degeneration of skeletal muscles, leading to eventual disability.
Cerebral Palsy: A group of neurological disorders that affect movement, posture and muscle tone, and often occur during fetal development, infancy or early childhood.
Parkinson's Disease: A degenerative disorder of the nervous system that mostly affects older people and is characterized by tremors, stiffness, and difficulty with movement.
Amputation: The loss of a limb, usually as a result of injury or disease, which can lead to physical impairment and difficulty with movement and mobility.
Arthritis: A group of joint disorders that cause pain, inflammation, and stiffness, often limiting mobility and physical function.
Chronic Pain: A persistent pain that lasts beyond the time of injury or disease onset, and can affect physical and emotional health.
Diabetes: A chronic metabolic disease characterized by high levels of sugar in the blood, which can lead to a wide range of physical symptoms and complications.
Epilepsy: A neurological disorder that causes recurring seizures and can limit mobility and physical function.
Stroke: A sudden interruption of blood flow to the brain, which can result in lasting physical and cognitive deficits.