COURSE UNIT TITLE

: VESTIBULAR REHABILITATION

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 BIRGÜL BALCI

Offered to

Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Course Objective

To examine the pathophysiology of the vestibular and balance system, and gain the ability to decide accurate assessment and treatment methods.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   knows the functions of the vestibular and balance systems
2   knows the etiology of the vestibular system disorders.
3   knows the assessment methods of the vestibular system disorders
4   knows the treatment methods of the vestibular system disorders
5   selects the right assessment and treatment methods related to etiology.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Anatomy and Physıology of Vestıbular System
2 Vestıbular Adaptatıon and Vestıbular Compensatıon
3 Role of the Vestıbular System in Postural Control
4 Postural Abnormalıtıes in Vestıbular Dısorders
5 Vestıbular System Dısorders
6 BPPV and Physıotherapy
7 BPPV and Physıotherapy
8 Physıcal Therapy Assessment and Vestıbular Functıon Tests of Vestıbular Hypofunctıon
9 Therapeutıc Interventıons for the Vestıbular Hypofunctıon
10 Management of Elderly Persons wıth Vestıbular Hypofunctıon
11 Management of Pedıatrıc Patıent wıth Vestıbular Hypofunctıon
12 Assessment and Management of Central Vestıbular Dısorders
13 Assessment and Management of vestibular migraine, and Anxıety- Panıc Dısorders Assessment and Management of Non-Vestıbular Dısorders (Traumatıc Braın Injury, Cervıcogenıc Dızzıness, Central Degeneratıve Dısorders)
14 re-assessment

Recomended or Required Reading

Vestibuler rehabilitation ed. by Susan Herdman, F.A. Davis Company, Philadelphia, 2000


Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

conference

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

contributing to lectures

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory
2. plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action
3. participation in class discussions is required
4. It is compulsory to complete the assignments and exams set as success crieria.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

birgul.donmez@deu.edu.tr


Office Hours

monday 10:00-11.30


Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 2 6 12
Preparation for final exam 4 4 16
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 4 48
Preparing assignments 2 1 2
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 103

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.211
LO.3111
LO.4111
LO.5111