Estudia

1. Introduction of the subject. Basic concepts of electromagnetic waves. The relationship between physiotherapy and physical agents. Physiology of pain and the excitable tissue.

2. Infrared radiation. Lamps and lasers

3. Infrared lamp and laser

4. Basic concepts of sound waves. Ultrasound application

5. Ultrasound generation and properties

6. Basic concepts of electrotherapy. Types of currents

7. Transcutaneal electrical stimulation - TENS

8. Functional Electrical Stimulation and Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation - FES/NMES

9. Russian Current

10. Aussie Current

11. Basic concepts of Shock Waves Therapy

12. Seminars

13. Oral Presentations

14. Midterm Exam

15. Final Exam

• Cameron, Michelle H. (2013). Physical Agents in Rehabilitation (4th). Elsevier.
• Rodgriguez-Martín, J.M. (2013). Electroterapia en Fisioterapia (3a Ed.). Panamericana.
• Prentice, W. E. (2015). Therapeutic modalities in Rehabilitation (5th Ed.). McGraw-Hill.
• Liebano, Richard Eloin. (2021). Eletroterapia Aplicada à Reabilitação (1st). Thieme Revinter.

Assessment activities:

CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT:
Students will be continuously assessed by Evidence-Based Case Studies, Midterm Exam and Final Exam, thereby receiving a weighted average of the continuous assessment: 20% for Evidence-Based Case Studies, 40% for Midterm Exam and 40% for Final Exam.

1.1. Evidence-Based Case Studies:
It represents 20% of the Final Mark.
Students will be divided in groups and requested to prepare oral presentations of case studies concerning specific case studies and the application of different physical agents.
Students can make an appointment via email to request mentoring for the case studies.
Each group member will receive the same mark.
The student will receive a zero in case of not attending their own group presentation or not contributing to the preparation of the presentation (as informed by the majority of group members).
The overall score of the Evidence-Based Case Studies will be uploaded before the Final Exam.


1.2. Midterm Exam:
It represents 40% of the Final Mark.
The midterm exam has 40 multiple choice questions about concepts and short solving problems.
Each question will have five possible answers, only one of which is correct.
The exam will last approximately 90 minutes.
A penalty of 20% of the value of the question will be deducted for each wrong answer (no deduction for unanswered questions).
In this exam the use of a programmable calculator and/or formula sheet is not permitted.


1.3. Final Exam:
It represents 40% of the Final Mark.
The Final Exam also has 40 multiple choice questions about concepts and short solving problems.
Each question will have five possible answers, only one of which is correct.
A penalty of 20% of the value of the question will be deducted for each incorrect answer (no deduction for unanswered questions).
In this exam the use of a programmable calculator and/or formula sheet is not permitted.
The exam will last approximately 90 minutes.
A minimum score of 45% in each part (Physics and Therapy) of the Final Exam is required to obtain the weighted average score detailed above. This average will be the overall score of the subject.
Students who score less than 45% in one or both parts of the Final Exam will not be able to count the continuous assessment (Seminars, Evidence-Based Case Studies and Midterm Exam) as part of their final mark. In this case their final mark will be equal to the highest percentge between both parts that is below the 45% mark.

If the overall score of the subject is less than 5, the student will fail the subject.

NON-CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT
Students can skip case study presentations and Midterm Exam, and only sit the Final Exam. In this case, they will not be continuously assessed, therefore, 100% of their mark will correspond to the Final Exam.
A minimum score of 50% in each part (Physics and Therapy) of the Final Exam is required to pass the subject.
Students who score less than 50% in one or both parts of the Final Exam will receive a final mark that will be equal to the highest percentge between both parts that is below the 50% mark.


BASIC COMPETENCES EXAM (BCE):
Students who fail the subject will have the opportunity to sit the Basic Competences Exam (BCE) regardless of the evaluation method chosen.
It will have a similar format to that of the Final Exam and a minimum score of 5 is required to pass it.
In this case, the scores of the continuous assessment will be cancelled.
As it is a Basic Competences Exam, students who pass it will have a 5 as the Final Mark of the subject.
If a student does not reach the minimum mark of 5 in the BCE, the Final Mark of the subject will equal that of the BCE.

Specific criteria for the "No show" grade:
Students not attending to either the continuous assessment and/or the final assessment will be marked with a 'not seated' for the corresponding evaluation.

Single Assessment:
The evaluation system in EUSES - UdG is based, in general, on continuous assessment. If the student wishes to take part in the unique pathway (Non-Continuous Assessment), he/she will need to request it in writing to the professors of the subject and the degree coordinator during the first two weeks of the semester.

If the student opts for the Non-Continuous Assessment:
The student will not do any of the Continuous Assessment activities scheduled during the course (neither Evidence-Based Case Studies nor Midterm Exam).
The student will be assessed through a single exam, that is the Final Exam, which corresponds to 100 % of the overall mark of the subject.
A minimum mark of 5 is required to pass the subject. If the mark is less than 5, the student fails the subject and he/she will have the opportunity of taking the Basic Competences Exam (BCE) to pass the subject.

Minimum requirements to pass:
For students undergoing Continuous Assessment, a minimum score of 45% in each of the parts of the Final Exam is required in order to calculate the weighted average to pass the subject.
For students opting for the Non-Continuous Assessment, a minimum score of 50% in each of the parts of the Final Exam is required in order to pass the subject.
For all students sitting the BCE, a minimum score of 5 is required to pass the subject.

The lecturer will be available for mentoring upon previous request via Moodle chat or email.

Students must contact the lecturers via Moodle chat or email.

Attending class, reading the recommended bibliography and practising the exercises are essential tools to succeed in this subject.

Learning outcomes:
To understand the principles and theories of physical agents and their applications in Physiotherapy.
To learn the principles of electrophysiology and the main applications in Physiotherapy.
To predict the physiological and structural changes that occur as a result of the application of physical agents in the human body.
To design and apply intervention procedures using different therapeutic modalities.

Enjoy the learning process.