Pain physiology and pharmacology (5 cr)
Code: NA00ED75-3001
General information
Enrollment
07.11.2022 - 18.11.2022
Timing
01.01.2023 - 01.05.2023
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
2 op
Mode of delivery
60 % Contact teaching, 40 % Distance learning
Campus
Kotka Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Naprapathy
Teachers
- Marja Turkki
- TH Opettaja
Teacher in charge
Marja Turkki
Groups
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NAKT20SPNaprapathy, full-time studies
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?
Evaluation scale
1-5