COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHYSIOTHERAPY FOR NECK AND BACK HEALTH

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR BILGE KARA

Offered to

Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Course Objective

Understand the etiology and pathology, study illness symptoms and secondary problems which may occur, identify problem based evaluation and treatment principles in pathologies of back and neck .

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Know functional anatomy of spine column
2   Know the symptoms and etiology of spine pathologies
3   Know the physiotherapy assessment methods of spine pathologies
4   Know the specific exercises application in spine pathologies
5   Knows the physiotherapy applications in congenital and acquired spine

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction in lesson
2 Functional anatomy in cervical column : upper cervical vetebrae, lower cervical vertebrae, kinematcs of cervical vertebrae and clinical instability
3 Functional anatomy of torakal column
4 Functional anatomy of lomber column:
5 Mecanics of lomber movement : coupled motion, lumbopelvic rhythm, sernsorimotor control of the lumbar spine
6 Mecanics of cervical vertebrae
7 Mecanics of torakal vertebrae
8 Mecanics of lomber l vertebrae
9 Disc disease : Disc degeneration , Disc herniation (Disc degeneration pathogenesis, vertebral instability vs.)
10 Column effect in romatoid artritis
11 Assessment in neck pain
12 Physiotherapy in neck pain
13 Assessment in back pain
14 Pyhsiotherapy in back pain

Recomended or Required Reading

1.Richardson J, Jull G, Hodges P, Hides J. Therapeutic Exercise For Spinal Segmental Stabilization in Low Back Pain. Churchill Livingstone 1999.
2.Liebenson, C. (1996). Rehabilitation of the Spine. Baltimore, Williams &
Wilkins.
3.Boyling JD, Palastonga N., Grieve G.P. (1994). Grieve s Modern Manuel
Therapy: The Vertebral Column. Edinburgh, Churchill Livingstone Herkowitz, Harry N and Bell, Gordon R.. Lumbar Spine : Official Publication of the International Society for the Study of the.
4. Lumbar Spine (3rd Edition). Philadelphia, PA, USA: LWW, 2004. ProQuest
ebrary. Web. 16 February 2015.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures. Presentations prepared by students and final exams

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Lectures. presentations prepared by students and finally exams

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attend,ng at lesat 70 percent of lectures is mandotory
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
3. Participation in class discussions is required
4. It is compulsory to complete the assigments and exams set as success criteria

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Bilge KARA 412 49 20
Doç. Dr. Yeşim Şengül

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Student Presentations 14 1 14
Lectures 1 2 2
Case study 1 1 1
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparing presentations 14 2 28
Preparing assignments 1 1 1
Design Project 1 1 1
Project Assignment 1 1 1
Final Assignment 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 63

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.11
LO.21
LO.311
LO.41111
LO.51111

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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