COURSE UNIT TITLE

: THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FZR 2046 THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE COMPULSORY 2 2 0 4

Offered By

Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR NIHAL GELECEK

Offered to

Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Course Objective

To teach types, effects, indications and contraindications of exercises used to promote health and treat health problems; to give ability to compose individual-specific exercise prescription

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Sorts concepts and properties of physical activity, therapeutic exercise and exercise training
2   Itemizes principles of composing exercise prescription
3   Knows types, properties, effects, indications-contraindications of exercise
4   Knows to plan individual-specific therapeutic exercises
5   Applies therapeutic exercises

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic concepts in therapeutic exercises-Principles of therapeutic exercise prescription
2 Range of motion exercises (Passive, active-assistive, active)
3 Range of motion exercises (Passive, active-assistive, active)
4 Muscle strengthening exercises and muscular endurance exercises
5 Muscle strengthening exercises and muscular endurance exercises
6 Exercise ball exercises and Aquatherapy
7 Cardiovascular endurance exercises
8 Midterm exam
9 Calisthenic exercises, ambulation and assistive devices
10 Flexibility and stretching exercises
11 Posture and body awareness exercises
12 Proprioceptive exercises
13 Balance and coordination exercises
14 Agility and plyometric exercises
15 Course overview

Recomended or Required Reading

Terapatik egzersiz Kitabı, Nihal Gelecek
The Physiotherapist s pocket guide to exercise: Engela Glynn, Helen Fiddler
Therapeutic Exercise: Caroline Kissler,Linn Colby
Management of common musculoskeletal disorders: Darlene Hertling, Randolph M Kessler
Materials: free weight, dumbell, elastic band, tread-mill, bicycle ergometry, bobath ball, exercise disc

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Conference
2. Laboratory
3. Fieldwork
4. Problem-based learning

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 +FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 +RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Nihal GELECEK, Prof., PhD,
phone:0 232 412 4929
e-mail: nihal.gelecek@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 15 2 30
Tutorials 15 2 30
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Final 1 1 1
Project Assignment 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 101

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.111
LO.2111
LO.311
LO.411
LO.511

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