Physiotherapy interventions II (10cr)

Objective

You can observe and assess the human posture and possible need for assistive device. You can evaluate and assist the respiratory and cardiovascular functions You can assess joint mobilities using appropriate measurement. You can study physical performance and health aspects of the condition. You can utilize evaluation results when developing individual training program. You can take into account factors affecting reliability of measurement and assessment of physiotherapy. You can guide and assist transfers of human movement and take into consideration one's resources and capability. You can use active and passive stretching techniques to promote and maintain mobility. You can implement appropriate postural treatment. You can design and implement customer-oriented massage using classic techniques. You can apply customer-oriented means in various physical therapy assesment and counseling settings. You can take into consideration your personal working habits and ergonomics in customer service situations. 

Content

Howdo you observe and evaluate human posture and movement? How do you guide and instruct the humans transfers and ambulation? How do you asses the need of assistive device? How do youexamine and assist the respiratory and circulatory functions? How do you measure the joint mobility? In which are the streching techniques to promote active and passive soft tissue mobility. And how you apply and instruct them?   How do you exicute patient oriented postural care?  How do you assesand evaluate the physical performance and health condition.How do you design a training program on the basing of the results of the evaluation? Which are the factors influencing in reliability ofthe physiotherapeutic measurement and examination? How do you plan and exicute the massage therapy session? How do your personal working habits and ergonomics affect to physical and mental stress you experience in customer service situations?

Qualifications

Studies of 1st semester and Evaluating functional capacity Basics of therapeutic exercise  

Assessment criteria, good (3)

You can 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 e. use the key models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field f. work as team members in a goal-oriented way g. justify their actions according to the ethical principles of the professional field