Physiotherapeutic Assessment, Theory (8cr)

Objectives

Students
- knows the principles of physiotherapeutic assessment as part of the physiotherapeutic process
- knows the function and activity roles of the human musculoskeletal system
- understand and can justify the meaning of the documentation, its ethical principles and responsibilities in physiotherapy
- are able to write structured and clear text according to TAMK’s instructions
- understand the meaning of various loading factors of the musculoskeletal organs for the human physical functioning ability
- are able to useand assess knowledge from different sources.

Content

- physiotherapeutic assessment and documentation as a part of the physiotherapy process
- principles of differentiated assessment of the limbs and spine
- basics of walking analysis
- titles of physiotherapy
- documentation in physiotherapy
- instructions of written communication in TAMK
- motor control

Prerequisites

Opintojaksolle pääsyn edellytyksenä on osallistuminen edellisille 7F00BA14 ja 7F00BA15 opintojaksoille