COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHYSIO-THERAPY AND REHABILITATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
VSD 4006 PHYSIO-THERAPY AND REHABILITATION ELECTIVE 1 0 0 1

Offered By

Veterinary Medicine

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SEMIH ALTAN

Offered to

Veterinary Medicine

Course Objective

It is aimed to teach physical therapy and rehabilitation

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Teaching physiotherapy and its indications
2   Teaching hydrotherapy and its indications
3   Teaching acapuncture and its indications
4   Teaching electrotherapy and its indications

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to physical therapy
2 Manual physiotherapy
3 Active and passive movement tests in small animals
4 Benefits of physical therapy
5 Indications for physical therapy
6 Physical therapy methods
7 Hydrotherapy applications
8 Indications and benefits of hydrotherapy applications
9 Midterm
10 Acapuncture
11 Basic principles of electrotherapy in small animals
12 Basic principles of electrotherapy in large animals
13 Therapeutic exercises
14 Electrotherapy
15 Use of acupuncture in animals
16 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Davis SE. 2013. Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation for Animals: A Guide for the Consumer
2. Slatter, Textbook of Small Animal Surgery

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Face-to-face lecture and discussion, question-answer

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 (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The student will be evaluated with the questions asked in the midterm and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

semih.altan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

will be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 1 14
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 30

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