The course is included in these curricula and study modules
- Physiotherapy 2012 - Assesment of health, movement and function
- Physiotherapy 2013 - Assesment of health, movement and function
- Physiotherapy 2014 - Health promotion
- Physiotherapy 2015 - Health promotion
- Physiotherapy 2016 - Health promotion
- Physiotherapy 2017 - Health promotion
- Physiotherapy 2018 - Health promotion
- Physiotherapy 2019 - Health promotion
- Physiotherapy 2020 - Health promotion
Level/category
Teaching language
Swedish
Type of course
Compulsory
Cycle/level of course
First
Recommended year of study
2
Total number of ECTS
5 cr
Competency aims
Students develop their clinical skills and can
select and use appropriate physiotherapy
assessment and treatment methods:
-
Students knows the basics regarding
measurement of ROM and muscle stretching and
are
able to use techniques in an appropriate way in
practice. -
Students know fundamentals of joint
mobilization and can perform joint mobilization
of extremities joints following the basic
principles.
Learning outcomes
Students are expected to
-
Understand the purpose and be able to use
different techniques considering measurement of
Range of Motion. -
respond to a client in a professional way in
a
testing and treatment situation -
account for joint mobilization areas of use
and perform the various mobilization of
extremities joints effectively
Course contents
Theoretical bases and practical implementation
of:
- different methods of measuring ROM, testing
muscle strength and perform muscle stretching - facilitation, and with the PNF method
- and joint mobilization of extremities
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Physioterapeutic Assessments and Methods I
Functional Anatomy
Anatomy, Physiology and Biomechanics
Human Movement
Additional information
The lessons are compulsory (80%).
Recommended or required reading
Tests:
Liikuntalääketieteen ja testaustoiminnan
edistämisyhdistys liite ry, 1998.
Kuntotestauksen perusteet.
OR
Keskinen, K-L., Häkkinen, K., Kallinen, M.
2004(eller nyare). Kuntotestauksen käsikirja.
Tampere, Tammer-Paino oy. ISBN 951-8982-67-8.
AND
Bellardini, H., Henriksson, A., Tonkonogi, M.
2009. Tester och mätmetoder - för idrott och
hälsa. SISU Idrottsböcker. Livonia Print,
Lettland. ISBN 978-91-854 33-13-1
Joint Mobilization:
Kaltenborn, F. 2011. Manual Mobilization of the
Joints, Volume I The Extremities 7th Edition
Study activities
- Lectures - 20 hours
- Practical exercises - 60 hours
- Individual studies - 55 hours
Workload
- Total workload of the course: 135 hours
- Of which autonomous studies: 135 hours
- Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours
Mode of Delivery
Participation in tuition
Assessment methods
- Demonstrations and proficiency exams
- Essays, reports, productions and portfolio
Assessment requirements
To pass the course the student should attend a
minimi of 80% of practical training and pass
the
following examination:
practical demonstration in joint mobilization
and
facilitation
Presence at 80% of the lectures. Absence from
lectures should be compensated with given
tasks.
Teacher
- Hellstén Kati
- Ring Joachim
- von Smitten-Stubb Karin
Examiner
Ring Joachim
Home page of the course
Group size
No limit
Assignments valid until
Until date 2022-01-30
The timetable of the course
Omtentamen 1: 12/2021, 2: 1/2022
Assessment methods
- Date will be announced later - Demonstrations and presentations
- Date will be announced later - Reports and productions
- Date will be announced later - Other assignments