COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHYSIOTHERAPY IN MUSCULAR DISORDERS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FTN 5068 PHYSIOTHERAPY IN MUSCULAR DISORDERS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Neurological Physiotherapy- Rehabilitation

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR TÜLAY TARSUSLU

Offered to

Neurological Physiotherapy- 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 muscle disease.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Know etiology, risk factors and pathophysiology of muscle disease
2   Know special assessment methods of physiotherapy and rehabilitation
3   Know physiotherapy treatment methods of muscle disease
4   Know and put into practice evidence based physiotherapy and rehabilitation approaches in muscle disease
5   Learn Literature search related to topic
6   Gain the skill of plan and conduct a research on course topics

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course introduction and discussion of topics
2 Epidemiology, pathophysiology of muscle disease
3 Pathophysiology and symptoms of muscle disease
4 Physiotherapy assessment of muscle disease
5 Physiotherapy applications of muscle disease
6 Physiotherapy applications of muscle disease
7 literature
8 Progressive muscular dystrophies
9 Progressive muscular dystrophies
10 Duchenne type PMD, Becker MD
11 Fasia scapula humeral type PMD
12 Myotony, myositis
13 Myasthenia gravis
14 Evidence based studies

Recomended or Required Reading

1- George Karpati, David Hilton-Jones, Kate Bushby and Robert C. Griggs Disorders of Voluntary Muscle, 2010.
2- DEÜ Library
3- Electronic journals and books

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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 MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


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 13 3 39
Tutorials 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Preparing assignments 13 3 39
Preparing presentations 13 2 26
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 177

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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