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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
FZR 3055	PAIN TREATMENT IN PHYSICALTHERAPY	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	4

Offered By

Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ARZU GENÇ

Offered to

Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Course Objective

The aim of the lecture is to be learned general data about clinical neurosurgery

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Knows the neurophysiology of pain
2	Knows the impact of multidisciplinary approach
3	Knows the mechanisms of general pain treatment approach
4	Knows the assessment of pain based neurological and musculoskeletal diseases
5	Knows the treatment of pain based neurological and musculoskeletal diseases

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Definition of Pain, pain in Physiotherapy
2	Types and characteristic of pain, peripheral mechanisms of nociception (inflammatory mediators etc.)
3	Development of pain pathways, representation of pain in the brain. Autonomic, Endocrine, and Immune Interactions in Acute and Chronic Pain
4	Visceral pain, inhibition of pain
5	Emotion, Motivation, Cognitive and Learning Aspects and Pain
6	Objective and subjective assessment of pain
7	Manipulative treatment in pain Therapeutic heat and cold in the management of pain, hydrotherapy Electrotherapy in the management of pain
8	Exercises in the management of pain
9	Exercises in the management of pain
10	Coping with pain and the cognitive behavioral approach to pain management
11	Coping with pain and the cognitive behavioral approach to pain management
12	Pain assessment and management in neurological diseases (pain following spinal cord injury, post-stroke pain, thalamic pain syndrome, neuropathy)
13	Pain assessment and management in musculoskeletal diseases (back and neck pain, Complex Regional Pain Syndromes, Myofascial Pain Syndrome)
14	Cancer pain and treatment Headache, post amputation pain, burn pain
15	Headache and treatment
16	Post amputation pain, burn pain and treatment

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
McMahon, Stephen B. Wall & Melzack's Textbook of Pain, Sixth Edition. 2013. Elsevier

Waldman S.D. Pain Management. 2nd ed. Elsevier, USA

Kettler R. E. Pain Medicine. 2006. Elsevier

Frontera, Walter R. Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Musculoskeletal Disorders, Pain, and Rehabilitation, Third Edition. 2015. Saunder

Monga, Trilok, and Grabois, Martin, eds. Pain Management in Rehabilitation.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Conference type lecture
Problem-based teaching

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

The midterm grade will be given from student presentations, and the final grade will be given by a written exam.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

70% class attendance is mandatory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Arzu GENÇ
arzu.genc@deu.edu.tr
0 232 412 49 36

Office Hours

There is meeting time between classes every week.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	14	2	28
Preparing assignments	14	2	28
Preparation for final exam	1	10	10
Preparing presentations	14	2	28
Final	1	2	2
Project Assignment	1	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			97

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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