University's Exclusive Course: Rehabilitation Programming in Masticatory Disorders
1855-F4-PRWDNZ-SJ
The course is presented in the form of lectures and exercises.
Full course description
The lecture includes: an outline of the anatomy and physiology of the masticatory system, a classification of types of disorders in the masticatory system, a discussion of disorders with a cranio-spinal basis, an introduction to disorders with a cranial basis, and an introduction to tongue dysfunction.
The exercises include:
Diagnosis: basic assessment of the temporomandibular joint, assessment of muscle activity in the orofacial tract, basic assessment of tongue structures and activity, and diagnosis of oral sensation.
Therapeutic techniques and methods:
physical factors, movement therapy, other therapeutic methods
Therapeutic process programming for disorders of the masticatory system
Total student workload
Mandatory hours completed with the teacher's participation:
- participation in lectures - 5 hours
- participation in tutorials - 10 hours
15 hours = 0.6 ECTS
2. Time spent by the student on individual work:
- reading literature - 5 hours = 0.2 ECTS
3. Time required for preparation for the assessment process - 5 hours = 0.2 ECTS
Total workload: 25 hours = 1 ECTS
Learning outcomes - knowledge
W1 - D.W1 etiology, pathomechanism, symptoms, and course of musculoskeletal dysfunctions in the fields of orthopedics and traumatology, sports medicine, rheumatology, neurology and neurosurgery, as well as pediatrics and pediatric neurology, to a degree enabling the rational use of physiotherapy.
W2 - D.W16 assumptions and principles of the International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health (ICF).
Learning outcomes - skills
U1 - D.U7 Instruct patients or their caregivers on how to perform exercises and medical training at home, how to use medical devices, and how to use everyday objects for therapeutic purposes.
U2 - D.U26 Plan, select – depending on the patient's clinical and functional condition – and conduct physiotherapy treatment for children and adolescents with movement disorders of central origin, cerebral palsy, spinal dysraphism, neuromuscular diseases, perinatal plexus and peripheral nerve damage, and neuro- and myogenic muscle atrophy (muscular atrophy and dystrophy).
U3 - E.U3 Use specialized domestic and foreign scientific literature.
Learning outcomes - social competencies
K1-K5 recognizing and recognizing one's own limitations, self-assessing deficits and educational needs
K2-K6 using objective sources of information
Teaching methods
Lectures: informative, problem-based, and conversational. Exercises: didactic discussion, case studies, simulations, film, demonstration, reconstructive, empowering, and creative.
Observation/demonstration teaching methods
- display
Expository teaching methods
- description
Exploratory teaching methods
- experimental
- practical
Prerequisites
Skills acquired during physiotherapy training during years 1-3 of study:
⁃ anatomy
⁃ preparing a workstation for working with a patient, including: selecting
necessary equipment, setting up the office while taking into account safety and ergonomic conditions
⁃ performing basic therapeutic massage techniques,
physiotherapy and manual therapy treatments, and
kinesiotherapy exercises.
Course coordinators
Assessment criteria
Lectures and tutorials:
Knowledge: W1-W2 – presentation (25 points)
Skills: U1-U3 – practical tests (60 points)
Social competences: K1-K2 – observation of student academic development and engagement (15 points)
The basis for final course credit is:
Final course grade:
<75 points - failing
75-80 points - satisfactory
80.01-85 points - satisfactory+
85.01-90 points - satisfactory
90.01-95 points - satisfactory+
95.01-100 points - excellent
Additional information
Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors,
localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system: