14.3.2 SP22 PHYSIOTHERAPY IN HUMAN MOVEMENT AND FUNCTION

21 CR / 31.5 ECTS CR
14 CR/ 21 ECTS CR
(7 CR / 10,5 ECTS CR)

Objectives of the Study Unit

The student will learn to evaluate and analyse the functioning and movement of people of different ages in various settings. In partnership with the client, the student will learn to choose appropriate means to guide, instruct, support and improve a client’s functioning and movement. The student will also learn how to instruct clients of different ages, to observe the quality their functions and, if necessary, to improve it.

Objective and Content
The student will become familiar with a client’s ability to function, and will learn how to evaluate the physiotherapy needs of a client with problems in the locomotor system. The student will learn to prevent functional problems in the locomotor system, and choose, apply and evaluate appropriate therapies.

Teaching Method
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Literature Used
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Evaluation
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Objective and Content
The student will become familiar with how to define appropriate physiotherapeutic treatment for the most common orthopaedic and traumatological problems. He or she will be adequately trained to choose, apply and evaluate the appropriate methods of therapy.

Teaching Method
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Literature Used
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Evaluation
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Objective and Content
The student will become familiar with the physiotherapeutic examination of a patient with neurological problems, and the theory and practice of therapy. The student will appreciate his or her role as a member of the care - and rehabilitation team involved with a neurology patient. The core themes of the study unit are the most common neurological diseases and the role of physiotherapy in their rehabilitation.

Teaching Method
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Literature Used
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Evaluation
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Objective and Content
The student will gain an insight into the theory of physiotherapy for the respiratory and circulatory systems, and he or she will be able to apply them in the prevention and treatment of such disorders. The student will be equipped to recognise the limitations of physiotherapy in the treatment of a client/patient with respiratory or circulation problems.

The study unit includes the most common restrictive and obstructive respiratory diseases and their treatment using physiotherapy, and the most common cardiovascular diseases and their treatment.

Teaching Method
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Literature Used
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Evaluation
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Objective and Content
The student will become familiar with the psychosomatic approach to physiotherapy, and will be able to assess the effect of psycho-somatic and mental illnesses on a client’s ability to move and function. The student will train to apply therapy in a way that takes into account a client’s resources and motivation.

The core themes of the study unit are the most common mental problems, their treatment and rehabilitation, making contact with a mental patient, and the particular characteristics of therapy for such patients.

Teaching Method
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Evaluation
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Objective and Content
The student will become familiar with the most common diseases encountered by the elderly, and their prevention and rehabilitation. The student will learn to plan, apply and evaluate therapies for the elderly.

Teaching Method
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Evaluation
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Objective and Content
The student will become familiar with the neurological, musculoskeletal, and respiratory diseases and disorders that are most common in children, and most important from the point of view of physiotherapy. He or she will also learn about methods of assessment and treatment in case of such diseases or disorders. The student will then be able to apply that knowledge within children’s physiotherapy. A more detailed summary of the content of the study unit will be presented at the beginning of the study unit.

Teaching Method
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Literature Used
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Evaluation
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