Pain physiology and pharmacologyLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You learn different mechanisms of pain in different structures of the body.

You can evaluate pain in diagnosing a patient.

You know how pain can be treated generally, and in manual therapy.

You know the most common medical treatment practices for basic diseases, medicines and their mechanisms of action.

You know the most common medical treatment practices for musculoskeletal diseases, medicines and their mechanisms of action.

You know the most common analgesis and their mechanisms of action.
You know the most common pain treatment methods.

Content

How does the sensation of pain develop?

How is pain classified?

How can pain be alleviated?

What are non-medicated pain treatments?

How do different medicines work?

Accomplishment methods

a. use professional vocabulary systematically.
b. look for information in the key information sources of the field.
c. identify interrelated tasks.
d. work together with customers, users and target groups.