General information
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Academic year:
- 2025
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Description:
- Active treatment therapies, including exercise prescription and functional outcomes, neurodynamics, muscle strengthening, kinetic chains, proproioception, gait and running analysis, stretching and neuromuscular proprioceptive facilitation, back school.
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ECTS credits:
- 6
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Course coordinator:
- Anthony Gerard Donegan
Groups
Group
A
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Duration:
- One-semester, 2nd semester
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Teaching staff:
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Language of the classes:
- English (100%)
Competences
- Comunicar-se de mode efectiu i clar
- Tenir la capacitat d'aprenentatge autònom
- Resoldre problemes
- Tenir capacitat de gestió d'informació
- Resoldre problemes complexos de forma efectiva en el camp de la Fisioteràpia.
- Aplicar pensament crític, lògic i creatiu, mostrant dots d'innovació.
- Conèixer i comprendre els mètodes, procediments i actuacions fisioterapèutiques, encaminats tant a la terapèutica pròpiament dita a aplicar a la clínica per a la reeducació o recuperació funcional, com a la realització d'activitats dirigides a la promoció i manteniment de la salut
- Adquirir l'experiència clínica adequada que proporcioni habilitats intel·lectuals i destreses tècniques i manuals; que facilitin la incorporació de valors ètics i professionals; i que desenvolupi la capacitat d'integració dels coneixements adquirits, de manera que, al final dels estudis, els estudiants sàpiguen aplicar-los tant a casos clínics concrets en el medi hospitalari i extrahospitalari, com a actuacions en l'atenció primària i comunitària.
Syllabus
1. Exercise prescription
2. Functional assessment
3. Kinetic chains
4. Muscle-strengthening exercises(eccentric, isometric, isokinetic, etc)
5. Neurodynamics
6. Kabat tecnniques
7. Flexibility
8. Proprioception
9. Vestibular rehabilitation
10. Functional outcome measures
Activities
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Activity type
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Hours with a teacher
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Hours without a teacher
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Virtual hours with a teacher
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Total
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| Assessment test |
8,00 |
0
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0
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8,00 |
| Theory class |
24,00 |
24,00 |
0
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48,00 |
| Hands-on class |
28,00 |
66,00 |
0
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94,00 |
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Total
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60,00 |
90,00 |
0
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150 |
Bibliography
- Peggy A. Houglum (2016). Therapeutic exercise for musculoskeletal injuries (4). Human Kinetics.
- Barbara J. Hoogenboom (2014). Musculoskeletal Interventions. Techniques for Therapeutic Exercise. McGraw Hill Education.
- Fernández-de-las-Peñas (2015). Manual Therapy for Musculoskeletal Pain Syndromes: an evidence- and clinical-i. Elsevier.
- Susan Herdman (2014). Vestibular Rehabilitation (4th ed). FA Davis.
Assessment and Grading
Assessment activities:
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Description of the activity
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Assessment Activity
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% |
Remediable subject
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| Exam 1 |
Evaluation based on student's ability to practically and safely implement clinical teachings from throughout the course |
50 |
Yes |
| Exam 2 |
Evaluation based on student's ability to implement theoretical teachings from elements throughout the course |
50 |
Yes |
Grading
Exam 1 (practical) will be 50% of the final subject mark. Students must pass this exam with 5/10 or over. Marks below 5 will have to sit the corresponding BCE component
Exam 2 (theory) will be up to 50% of the final subject mark. Marks below 5 will have to sit the corresponding BCE component
Specific criteria for the "No show" grade:
Students not attending to any of the evaluative components will be marked as 'No Presentado'
Single Assessment:
Non-attendance students may take a single exam composed by all themes including practical and theory parts in one single day. Practical part (50%) and theory part (50%) of the final subject mark.
Students must achieve >50% on both parts to pass the subject, marks below 5 on this part will have to sit the BCE component.
Minimum requirements to pass:
Students must pass Exam 1 and Exam 2 with 5/10 or over. Marks below 5 will have to sit the corresponding BCE component.
Must be present for >80% of classes.
Failure to comply with 80% class attendance will require students to sit the Basic Competencies Exam (BCE).
Communication and interaction with students
Students should communicate with teachers by email or moodle
Remarks
Full uniform and adequate jewellery/hair-do is expected in all practical exams.
Learning outcomes:
- Knowing the physiological and structural changes occurring as a result of the application of Physiotherapy.
- Understanding ergonomic and anthropometric principles.
- Analysing, programming and applying movement as a therapeutic measure, promoting the participation of the patient/user in the process.
- Identifying the situation of the patient/user through a diagnosis of physiotherapy care, planning interventions and effectiveness evaluations in a cooperative work environment with other professionals in health sciences.
- Applying stretches and mobilisations appropriately according to the treatment goals.
Design Amendment
Amendment of activities:
Different scenarios may need to be consider during the semester according to the circunstances and in that case 4 differents scenarios are planned:
- Scenario 1: Normal, unrestricted attendance to classrooms allowed). Attendance to at least 80% of lessons is mandatory.
-Scenario 2 and 3: In scenarios 2 or 3, the class schedule and contents would remain the same, but some students will be summoned in class, while others will attend the lectures from their homes (video conference). If this happened, students will be diveded in samller subgroups.
-Scenario 4: Classes and exams will be done 100% online.
Amendment of the assessment:
If exams cannot take place in university, the evaluation system for Kinesiotherapy Will be as follows:
Exam 1.- Students are required to sit the exam on the given date and time according to the different scenarios. IF scenario 1, 2 and 3 occurs students will be divided in subgroups and timeslots will be assigned previously. In scenario 4, students will take the exam virtually.
Exam 2- Students are required to sit the exam on the given date and time according to the different scenarios. IF scenario 1, 2 and 3 occurs students will be divided in subgroups and different classrooms will be assigned previously. In scenario 4, students will take the exam virtually.
Mentoring and communication:
Assistant professors Donegan, Vasquez and Bacha can be reached via e-mail by any students in need of assistance.