14.3.3 SP23 METHODS IN PHYSIOTHERAPY WORK 33 CR /49.5 ECTS CR 21 CR/31.5 ECTS CR

Objectives of the Study Unit
The student will be equipped to use various research and information retrieval methods, and to use research, personal experience, and theoretical knowledge to help the client, as well as to develop him or herself, and his or her work. The student will be able to analyse and evaluate a client’s functioning and movement as part of the client’s overall circumstances. The student will also learn how to choose, in collaboration with the client, the physiotherapeutic methods of that would best serve the needs of the clients.

Objective and Content
The student will deepen the knowledge he or she has acquired through various assessment methods, and analyse its importance in planning, applying and evaluating physiotherapy. The study unit also covers assessment methods that are specific to certain parts of the body.

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Objective and Content
With the help of his or her improved assessment methods, the student will develop a differential diagnostic method of assessment. The student will be able to subject the methods he or she has used to critical evaluation, and also look critically at the results of tests carried out, making use of the latest scientific information.

The study unit covers differential diagnostics in physiotherapy. The student will also find out about with the most up to date assessment methods from the relevant literary sources.

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Objective and Content
The student will learn to recognise differences between client groups and individuals, and to take into account their special needs when planning and applying physiotherapy.

The themes of the study unit are the principles of adapted physical activity, and the provision of adapted physical activity, considered from the perspective of the therapist, the client, and the organisations that provide adapted physical activity.

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Objective and Content
The student will learn to appreciate the rationale behind physical therapy methods and their practical application within physiotherapy.

The study unit covers thermotherapy, electric therapy, traction, and the observation of patient safety in a therapy situation.

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Objective and Content
The student will come to understand the principles of manual therapy and its practical application within physiotherapy. The study unit will cover the basics of manual therapy, therapeutic techniques, indications and contraindications.

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Objective and Content
The student will become familiar with the theory and practice of instruction, and learn to choose the instruction method that is most appropriate for each group of clients. The student will learn to evaluate his or her instruction techniques critically, and to modify them accordingly.

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Objective and Content
The student will understand the theory and meaning of therapeutic exercise in the physiotherapy process. The student will learn to choose the best scientifically proven methods, in partnership with the client.

The study unit covers the theoretical background of therapeutic exercise and therapeutic exercise applications.

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Objective and Content
The student will improve his or her therapeutic exercise skills. The student will also become better at analysing and assessing the effects of therapy and learn to take heed of feedback from clients.

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Objective and Content
The student will learn to appreciate the importance of equipment, and to see their possibilities to aid the client´s functional capacity. The student will be trained to assess the need for equipment and to instruct a client in its use. Also, the student will become familiar with the classification of equipment.

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Objective and Content
The student will learn about the methods used in occupational therapy and ergonomy, and how to apply them in practice.

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Objective and Content
The student will become aware of the alternative therapy methods that exist and the theories which underpin them. He or she will learn to evaluate these methods.

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