Doctor of Philosophy in physiotherapy

Doctor of Philosophy in Physiotherapy

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Introduction

Physical therapy is an essential segment of modern health care system. It is a ―science of healing and art of caring. It pertains to the clinical examination, evaluation, assessment, diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal, Neurological, Cardio-Vascular and Respiratory systems functional disorders including symptoms of pain, edema, physiological, structural and psychosomatic ailments. It deals with methods of treatment based on movement, manual therapy, physical agents, and therapeutics modalities to relieve the pain and other complications. Hence, Physical therapy covers basic parameters of healing sciences i.e. preventive, primitive, diagnostic, rehabilitative, and curative.

Duration

Enter Requirements

Students having at least 60% marks in Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) exams (Pre-Medical/Health Sciences/Applied Sciences/ Basic Medical Sciences or equivalent) are eligible for admission to the DPT program under the HEC’s prescribed criteria. Students having less than 60% marks in the above-mentioned subject groups or those belonging to HSSC I.Com or Arts subject groups are ineligible for admission to the DPT program.

1st Semester

Code	Course	Credit Hours
1	anatomy l	4(3-1)
2	physiology l	3(2-1)
3	kinesiology l	3(2-1)
4	English (functional English)	3(3-0)
5	Pakistan studies	2(2-0)
6	introduction to computer	3(2-1)

2nd Semester

Code	Course	Credit Hours
7	anatomy l I	4(3-1)
8	physiology l I	3(2-1)
9	kinesiology l I	3(2-1)
10	English (communication skills)	3(3-0)
11	Islamic studies/ethics	2(2-0)
12	sociology	2(2-0)

3rd Semester

Code	Course	Credit Hours
13	ENGLISH-III (Technical Writing & Presentation Skills)	3(3-0)
14	medical physics	3(2-1)
15	anatomy l I l	3(2-1)
16	physiology l I l	3(2-1)
17	biomechanics & ergonomics I	3(3-0)
18	biochemistry l	2(2-0)

4th Semester

Code	Course	Credit Hours
19	ANATOMY-IV (Neuro Anatomy)	3(2-1)
20	biomechanics & ergonomics-11	3(2-1)
21	health and wellness	2(2-0)
22	biochemistry l I	3(2-1)
23	exercise physiology	3(2-1)
24	molecular biology and genetics	2(2-0)

5th Semester

Code	Course	Credit Hours
25	pathology and microbiology l	2(2-0)
26	pharmacology and therapeutic l	2(2-0)
27	physical agents and electrotherapy l	3(2-1)
28	therapeutic exercises and techniques	3(2-1)
29	biostatistics l	3(3-0)
30	behavioral sciences( physiology and ethics	2(2-0)
31	supervised clinical practice l	3(0-3)

6th Semester

Code	Course	Credit Hours
19	ANATOMY-IV (Neuro Anatomy)	3(2-1)
20	biomechanics & ergonomics-11	3(2-1)
21	health and wellness	2(2-0)
22	biochemistry l I	3(2-1)
23	exercise physiology	3(2-1)
24	molecular biology and genetics	2(2-0)

7th Semester

Code	Course	Credit Hours
38	MEDICINE I	3(3-0)
39	surgery l	3(3-0)
40	radiology and diagnostic imaging	3(2-1)
41	masculoskeletal physical therapy	3(2-1)
42	evidence based practice	3(2-1)
43	supervised clinical practice	3(0-3)

8th Semester

Code	Course	Credit Hours
44	medicine ll	3(3-0)
45	surgery ll	3(3-0)
46	scientific inquiry and research methodology	3(2-1)
47	neurological physical therapy	3(2-1)
48	emergency procedure and primary care in physical therapy	3(2-1)
49	supervised clinical practice lv	3(0-3)

9th Semester

Code	Course	Credit Hours
50	CARDIOPULMONARY PHYSICAL THERAPY	3(2-1)
51	prosthetics and orthotics	2(2-0)
52	clinical decision making and differential diagnosis	3(3-0)
53	manual therapy	3(2-1)
54	professional practice (laws ethics and administration)	2(2-0)
55	integumentary physical therapy	2(2-0)
56	supervised clinical practice v	3(0-3)

10th Semester

Code	Course	Credit Hours
57	OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGICAL PHYSICAL THERAPY	2(2-0)
58	padiatric physical therapy	2(2-0)
59	gerontology and geriatric physical therapy	2(2-0)
60	sports physical therapy	2(2-0)
61	supervised clinical practice vl	4(0-4)
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