Physiotherapy for Adults, Part 1, TheoryLaajuus (12 cr)

Objectives

The students can
- understand, recognise and can define factors related to adults' life situation, movement, functional and working ability and changes in them
- can take into account the above mentioned factors and possible changes in them in planning and implementing physiotherapy
- recognise and justify what types of theoretical models guide their thinking and actions with a patient or a customer in physiotherapeutic examination, planning and implementation
- analyse problems in neural, passive (bones, joints, joint capsules, ligaments) and active (muscles, respiration, blood circulation)
- explain pain as a multifaceted phenomenon and subjective experience

Content

- physiotherapy in central and peripheral nervous problems
- physiotherapy in heart and respiratory problems
- physiotherapy in musculoskeletal problems
- physiotherapy in psychophysical problems
- pre- and postoperative physiotherapy of surgical patients
- physiotherapy in treatment of pain
- physical therapy
- traumatic crisis, encountering death and seriously ill patients
- basics of solution centred approach in physiotherapy
- measuring of health and physical condition
- principles of planning individual physical exercise and training programmes
- social security system
- medical issues from the viewpoint of adults
- anatomy of the peripheral nervous system
- quality management and improvement of quality
- quality of physiotherapy services, work units and operation system

Prerequisites

Jotta opiskelija voi aloittaa tämän opintojakson ammattitaitoa edistävän harjoittelun, hänellä tulee olla hyväksytysti suoritettuna seuraavien opintojaksojen osat:
L213-8C Lasten ja nuorten fysioterapiajakson ohjattu harjoittelu
Anatomian opinnot

Further information

L214-8A arviointi
* tutortyöskentely 1-5
* 2 seminaaria hyv./hyl.
* 2 teoriavälikoetta hyv./hyl. ja 1-5
* 1 teoriavälikoe avh.käf 1-5
* anatomia 1-5
* 1 teorian loppukoe 1-5