COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHYSIOTHERAPY IN SPINAL CORD INJURIES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FTN 5064 PHYSIOTHERAPY IN SPINAL CORD INJURIES ELECTIVE 3 2 0 8

Offered By

Neurological Physiotherapy- Rehabilitation

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR BILGE KARA

Offered to

Neurological Physiotherapy- Rehabilitation

Course Objective

The most common spinal cord injuries, etiology, pathology, to understand, to examine the disease symptoms and problems that may occur secondary to the problem is to determine principles for the evaluation and treatment.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The student knows the basic information about spinal cord injuries.
2   Students learn the application of spinal cordinjuries, current evaluation methods.
3   The student learns and applies evidence-based approach of spinal cord injuries.
4   Student spinal cord injuries, complications, and learn methods of coping with them.
5   Gain knowledge and skills that will allow the winner new applications in the field of spinal cord injury research projects.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the course andsharing subject
2 Classification of spinal cord injuries Functional classification, complete and partiallesions
3 Spinal cord injury syndromes Brawn-Sequard syndrome, anterior cord syndrome, posterior cord syndrome, caudaequina syndrome
4 Clinical symptoms of spinal cord injuries
5 Spinal shock, motor and sensory deficits
6 The complications of spinal cord injuries (skin integrity impairment, respiratory problems, deep vein trombosis, disrefleksia autonomic, cardiovascular problems)
7 The complications of spinal cord injuries(osteoporosis and fracture, heterotopicossifications, spasticity, ortostotic hypotension, hyperthermia, hypothermia, pain)
8 Spinal cord injury physiotherapy assessments
9 Spinal cord injury physiotherapy assessments
10 Spinal cord injury physiotherapy
11 Assessment and treatm Spinal cord injuries, exercise training ent approaches in pediatric intensive care
12 Spinal cord injuries, exercise training
13 Approach to spinal cord injurypain
14 Spinal cord injuries, mobility aids, selection and training

Recomended or Required Reading

Martha Freeman Somers, Spinal Cord Injury: Functional Rehabilitation (3rd Edition) (Hardcover - Sep 25, 2009)
Sisto SA, Druin E, Sliwinski M M. Spinal Cord Injuries: Management and Rehabilitation, 1e, 2008.
Lisa Harvey, Management of Spinal Cord Injuries: A Guide for Physiotherapists, 2008
Library of Dokuz Eylül University

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Library of Dokuz Eylül University
2. Electronic books and journal.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRF PERFORMANCE
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRF


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Evaluations consists of. presentation, final exam.

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 14 2 28
Student Presentations 14 3 42
Case study 14 2 28
Preparing assignments 10 2 20
Preparing presentations 14 2 28
Design Project 2 6 12
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 200

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.11
LO.21
LO.311
LO.4111
LO.5111

CONTACT INFORMATION
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