COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOTHERAPY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FTR 5071 MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOTHERAPY ELECTIVE 3 2 0 8

Offered By

Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SELNUR NARIN ARAL

Offered to

Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation

Course Objective

To improve knowledge and skills about healing process and treatment in musculoskeletal
diseases related with cervical, throcal region, lower and upper extremities.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows anatomic and biomechanical properties of columna vertebralis
2   Knows most common diseases of columna vertebralis, does assesment and makes the physiotherapy treatment special for the disease
3   Knows anatomic and biomechanical properties of upper extremities
4   Knows most common diseases of upper extremies, does assesment and makes the physiotherapy treatment special for the disease
5   Knows anatomic and biomechanical properties of lower extremities
6   Knows most common diseases of musculoskeletal system, does assesment and plan the special physiotherapy treatment for the disease

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Diseases and Physiotherapy of Cervical Region
2 Diseases and Physiotherapy of Thorocal Region
3 Diseaes and Physiotherapy of Lumbal Region
4 Scoliosis and Its Treatment
5 Physiotherapy of Shoulder Region Diseases
6 Physiotherapy of Shoulder Region Diseases
7 Physiotherapy of Elbow Region Diseases
8 Physiotherapy of Hand and Wrist Region Diseases
9 Physiotherapy of Hand and Wrist Region Diseases
10 Physiotherapy of Hip and Pelvis Region Diseases
11 Physiotherapy of Hip and Pelvis Region Diseases
12 Physiotherapy of Knee and Thigh Region Diseases
13 Physiotherapy of Knee and Thigh Region Diseases
14 Physiotherapy of Ankle an Foot Region Diseases
15 General discussion

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Souce: DEU e-library
Other: Human Skleton, Computer

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1.Conference
2.Field Study
3.Problem Based Education

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The course has 2 lecturers. Each week will be taught by the responsible faculty member on Tuesdays between 14:50 and 19:15 as 5 course hours. According to their individual credit load for 15 weeks total teaching period; Sevgi Sevi Yeşilyaprak will attend the lecture for 6 weeks in total, Seher Özyürek will attend the lecture for 9 weeks in total throughout the semester and teach the relevant subject.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

DEU Health Sciences Institute Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Program

Office Hours

It depends on the personal program which changes every semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 15 3 45
Tutorials 15 2 30
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 15 5 75
Preparing assignments 1 5 5
Preparing presentations 14 3 42
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 197

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO
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LO.5
LO.6

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

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