REH720 - REHABILITATION PRACTICES IN RHEUMATIC DISEASES
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REHABILITATION PRACTICES IN RHEUMATIC DISEASES | REH720 | Spring | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| Prequisites | ||||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Other: Literature screening, preparation of seminars, research, planning and making presentations. | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Edibe Ãœnal Ph.D., Prof. | |||||
| Course objective | The appropriate, feasible exercise approaches and the evaluation methods of basic knowledges will be investigated. Beside the requirement of rehabilitation on patients that have various rheumatogical problems will be evaluated. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | The rheumatological diseases cause the impairment, insufficiency and the restriction of the movement function in the bodies that mostly take place in muscle-skeleton system. The most common problems that the one have this disease are; the walking problems, insufficiency in daily activities, the lack of ability in proprioseption, deformities, atrofies, the lack of muscle strength, ankle movement restrictions and also edema. Each of all these problems necessiates the physiotherapy. The content of the lesson is included of determining the patients? symptoms, the methods of evaluation and the appropriate exercise applications. | |||||
| References | 1. J.Physical therapy, 2. Archieves of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 3. Fizyoterapi Rehabilitasyon, 4. J. Clinical Rheumatology, 5. J.Arthritis Rheumatism, 6. J. Annalls of Rheumatic Diseases. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Multidisciplinary team and patient education |
| Week 2 | Inflamation and acute phase reactants |
| Week 3 | The medicine used in rheumatic diseases |
| Week 4 | Walking charecteristics in rheumatic diseases |
| Week 5 | Midterm exam |
| Week 6 | Joint protection tecniques and aims of the splints |
| Week 7 | Decision making in need of surgery in rheumatic diseases |
| Week 8 | Hand and foot affected in rheumatic diseases |
| Week 9 | Electrotherapatic approaches in rheumatic disease |
| Week 10 | Midterm exam |
| Week 11 | Exercise principals in osteoarthritis |
| Week 12 | Exercise principals in akylosing spondylitis |
| Week 13 | Exercise principals in soft tissue rheumatism |
| Week 14 | Exercise principals in rheumatoid arthritis |
| Week 15 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 10 | 10 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 1 | 10 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 1 | 10 |
| Midterms | 2 | 30 |
| Final exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 1 | 60 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 40 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 12 | 9 | 108 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 3 | 10 | 30 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 2 | 20 | 40 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload | 43 | 104 | 300 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Produces new information, training and instructional materials to guide clinical practice and academic studies in the field of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, plans, makes, conduct original research, uses the appropriate statistical methods, analysis and reports. | X | ||||
| 2. Uses methods and technological tools required for his/her field. Transfers information obtained as a result of his scientific research at the level of evidence to the clinical practices. Publishes results in the national and international refereed journals. Makes presentations at scientific meetings. | X | ||||
| 3. Shows a commitment to ethical standards in research and publication process, conforms the principles of lifelong learning. | X | ||||
| 4. Uses the current knowledge in the field of physiotherapy and rehabilitation for the benefit of society, contributes to policies made for improving public health at national and international level. | X | ||||
| 5. Works with accumulation of qualified knowledge and skills as developing creative solutions in the field of education and counseling programs. | X | ||||
| 6. He/she could make plans, implement them and distribute tasks in a cross disciplinary academic and scientific environments, he/she is capable of solving conflicts. | X | ||||
| 7. Communicates at equivalent levels in academic and professional circles by using at least one foreign language as oral, written, and visually. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest