COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHYSIOTHERAPY AND REHABILITATION IN VESTIBULAR SYSTEM DISEASES II

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FTN 5090 PHYSIOTHERAPY AND REHABILITATION IN VESTIBULAR SYSTEM DISEASES II ELECTIVE 3 2 0 8

Offered By

Neurological Physiotherapy- Rehabilitation

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR BIRGÜL BALCI

Offered to

Neurological Physiotherapy- Rehabilitation

Course Objective

Knows the vestibular system diseases/able to design evidence-based physiotherapy and rehabilitation program/ to plan research projects

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows to apply clinical examination methods in vestibular system diseases.
2   Knows to apply neurophysiological examination methods in vestibular system diseases.
3   Knows the practical physiotherapy methods in vestibular system diseases.
4   Knows to search the literatüre about vestibular system diseases.
5   Knows to plan research projects in vestibular system diseases.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Neurological, biological and mechanical factors of human locomotion
2 Neurophysiological parameters of postural abnormalities
3 Vestibular adaptation mechanisms
4 Motion sensitivity
5 Classification of balance and gait disorders
6 Neurootological assessment methods
7 Neurootological and neurophysiological assessment methods- practice/laboratory
8 Vestibular system examination- clinical practice
9 Vestibular system examination- clinical practice
10 Rehabilitation methods in vestibular hypofunction- clinical practice
11 Rehabilitation methods in vestibular hypofunction- clinical practice
12 BPPV and physiotherapy- clinical practice
13 BPPV and physiotherapy- clinical practice
14 Case presentation- principles to design research project

Recomended or Required Reading

VESTIBULAR REHABILITATION, SUSAN HERDMAN
NEUROLOGY OF EYE MOVEMENTS, J.LEIGH
BALANCE FUNCTION ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT, G.JACOBSON

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PRS PRESENTATION
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ODV * 0.30 + PRJ * 0.20 + FN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ODV * 0.30 + PRJ * 0.20 + BUT* 0.50


*** 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)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Tutorials 10 2 20
Preparing assignments 14 3 42
Preparing presentations 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 190

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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