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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS FTR 5064 EVIDENCE BASED HEAT AND ELECTROTHERAPY APPLICATIONS 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 MERIÇ YILDIRIM

Offered to

Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation

Course Objective

The objective of the course is to gain advanced knowledge and experience in techniques, effects and evidence based applications of low, middle and high frequency currents, ESWT, complex treatments, ES, FES and other elelctrophysical modalitiesused in physiotherapy application.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows heating agents, mechanisms of action, indications and contraindications. 2   Knows and applies evidence-based heating agents. 3   Knows the mechanisms of action of electrotherapy modilities and uses them. 4   Konws the indications and contraindications of electrotherapy modilities and decides the treatment program. 5   Knows and applies evidence based electrotherapy modilities.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Superficial heat agents (hot-pack, wax) 2 Hydrotherapy 3 Therapeutic ultrasound 4 Shortwave therapy (Interrupted and direct) 5 Light therapy (LASER) 6 Electrical stimulation (TENS, NMES, HVPC, IF) 7 ESWT 8 Magnetotherapy 9 Evidence based modalities in the treatment of musculoskeletal pain 10 Evidence based modalities in musculoskeletal diseases 11 Evidence based modalities in neurological diseases 12 Evidence based modalities in rheumatological diseases 13 Evidence based modalities in cardiopulmonary system diseases 14 General review

Recomended or Required Reading

Elektroterapi ve Fiziksel Modaliteler: Kanıtlar ve olgular eşliğinde. Arzu Razak Özdinçler Elektroterapide Temel Prensipler ve Klinik Uygulamalar. Nihal Şimşek, Nuray Kırdı

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Conference 2. Field work 3. Problem based learning

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 ASG ASSIGNMENT 2 FIN FINAL EXAM 3 FCGR 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

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 14 3 42 Tutorials 14 2 28 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 5 70 Preparation for final exam 1 5 5 Preparing assignments 1 5 5 Preparing presentations 14 3 42 Final 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 194

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 LO.1 LO.2 LO.3 LO.4 LO.5