Clinical Physiotherapy, Clinical Basis of Physiotherapy: Rheumatology
1855-F2-R-SJ
Classes are designed to acquire and consolidate knowledge and practical skills in the field of epidemiology, symptomatology, pathophysiology and physiotherapy of rheumatic diseases, with particular emphasis on division of rheumatic diseases, gout, osteoporosis, degenerative joint disease, rehabilitation in rheumatic diseases, research methodology in rheumatology, rheumatoid arthritis.
The subject is educated in the form of lectures and tutorials.
Lectures:
The lectures are intended to present the most common diseases in rheumatology, their etiology and treatment. The lectures will focus on the impact of kinesiotherapy on individual body systems and the stages of therapy in rheumatology.
The lectures’ themes:
1. Division of rheumatic diseases
2. Gout
3. Osteoporosis
4. Ch. degenerative joint disease
5. Rehabilitation in rheumatic diseases
6. Research methodology in rheumatology
7. Rheumatoid arthritis.
Tutorials:
During the tutorials, the student acquires practical knowledge how to select and perform kinesiotherapy exercises in musculoskeletal disorders, taking into account the current condition of the patient and excluding contraindications to therapy.
Total student workload
1.Study hours involving teacher participation:
- lectures (with the use of distance learning methods and techniques)- 10 hours
- tutorials – 25 hours
35 h= 1.4 ECTS
2.Study hours involving individual student work:
- preparation for tutorials- reading literature – 10 hours (with the use of distance learning methods and techniques)- 0.4 ECTS
- preparation for examination – 5 hours (with the use of distance learning methods and techniques) - 0.2 ECTS
Total study hours involving student participation is 50 hours. It is 2 ECTS points.
Learning outcomes - knowledge
Student:
W1: describes the causes, symptoms, principles of diagnosis and therapeutic management in relation to the most common rheumatic diseases occurring in adults, enabling rational use of physiotherapy techniques, K_W14
W2: knows the theoretical and practical foundations of physiotherapy techniques in rheumatic diseases with the clinical assessment of patient,
K_W015
W3: different types of orthopedic equipment used in the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders K_W39
Learning outcomes - skills
Can:
U1: conduct a detailed examination for the needs of physiotherapy and functional tests of the musculoskeletal system and record and interpret its results; D.U1
U2: perform a biomechanical analysis in the field
of simple and advanced human movements in normal conditions and in dysfunctions of the musculoskeletal system D.U2
U3: perform functional tests useful in rheumatology, such as assessing the degree of joint damage and deformation, hand function and locomotion in patients with rheumatological diseases D.U8
U9: plan, select - depending on the patient's clinical and functional condition, physiotherapy treatments in patients with rheumatological diseases, diseases of muscle attachments, degenerative and proliferative changes in joints and limitations in the range of motion or extra-articular pain syndromes of rheumatic origin D.U9
U10 perform verticalization and learning to walk patients with rheumatological diseases, as well as functional improvement of the hand in rheumatoid disease D.U 10
U11 instruct patients with rheumatological diseases in the field of exercises at home, how to use medical devices, including those that improve the gripping function D.U11
Learning outcomes - social competencies
He is ready to:
K1: establishing and maintaining respectful contact
with the patient, as well as showing understanding for ideological and cultural differences K_K01
K2: practicing the profession, being aware of the role that the physiotherapist plays for the benefit of society, including the local community K_K02
K3: presenting an attitude that promotes a healthy lifestyle, promoting and actively creating a healthy lifestyle and health promotion during activities related to the practice of the profession and determining the level of fitness necessary to practice the profession of a physiotherapist KO_K3
K4: observe of patient rights and professional ethics, K_K04
K5: accepting responsibility related to decisions made as part of professional activity, including in terms of own and other people's safety KO_K9
Teaching methods
Lectures:
- information lecture (using distance learning techniques and tools)
- case studies (using distance learning techniques and tools)
Tutorials:
- exercises at the patient's bedside with improving the learning of subjective and physical examination
- case study with the evaluation of the results of additional tests, including laboratory tests (e.g. immunological and genetic tests) and imaging tests (e.g. X-rays, CT and MRI)
- observation
- participation in the medical report and medical visit
- participation in tests and procedures performed in an ultrasound laboratory
Prerequisites
The student should have basic knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the osteoarticular system, pathophysiology and pathomorphology of diseases of the osteoarticular system.
Course coordinators
Assessment criteria
Final credit in the course on the basis of attendance
Assessment methods:
- written examination
- test
- activity
Lectures
Credit based on attendance
Extended Observation (0-2 points: >50%
Exercises
1. Credit based on attendance
2) Extended follow-up (0-2 points :>50%)
Assessment in the form of a test.
Criteria for obtaining a positive grade in the course:
Maximum number of points to obtain -15. The condition for obtaining a positive grade is to obtain a minimum number of points -9.
Grades are issued according to the number of points obtained final pass
95-100% points 14-15 grade – very good (5)
94 - 88% point 13 grade – good + (4+)
87 - 80% point 12 grade - good (4 )
79 - 71% point 11 grade - satisfactory + (3+)
70 - 60% points 9-10 grade - satisfactory (3 )
59-0% point 8 grade – not passed (2)
Practical placement
Additional information
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