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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS FTR 6081 PHYSIOTHERAPY IN SPINAL PATHOLOGIES ELECTIVE 1 2 0 4

Offered By

Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR YEŞIM ŞENGÜL

Offered to

Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation

Course Objective

Develop and apply advanced physiotherapy assessment and treatment approaches in congenital and non congenital spinal pathologies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Know etiologies, symptoms of congenital and non congenital spinal pathologies 2   Know physiotherapy assessment of congenital and non congenital spinal pathologies 3   Know physiotherapy appliances in congenital and non congenital spinal pathologies

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Functional Anatomy of the Lumbar spine: Lumbar Vertebra, Facet Joints, Intervertebral disc, Muscles, Ligaments, Normal movement, Innervations of the Vertebral Column Functional Anatomy of the Sacroiliac Joints 2 Mechanics of Lumbar Motion: Coupled Motion, Lumbopelvic Rhythm Sensoriomotor Control of the Lumbar Spine 3 Functional Anatomy of the Thoracic spine Functional Anatomy of the cervical spine: Upper cervical spine, lower cervical spine Cervical Spine Kinematics and Clinical Instability 4 Specific Clinical Entities of the Lumbar spine Lumbar Disc Disorders: Disc Degeneration, Disc Herniation (Pathogenesis of disc degeneration, Vertebral Instability etc.) 5 Spinal Stenosis without Deformity: Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis with Stenosis, Non-degenerative Spondylolisthesis 6 Inflammatory Arthritis: Psoriatic Arthritis, Inflammatory Spondyloarthropathies, Ankylosing Spondylitis Infection : Tuberculosis, Post-operatif Infections 7 Tumor: Primer Spine Tumors, Metastatic Spine Tumors Failed Surgery 8 Specific Clinical Entities of the Cervical Spine Pediatric Conditions: Congenital Malformations of the Base of Skull, Atlas and Dens Cervical Spine Instability in the Pediatric Patients: Klippel-Feil Syndome, The Cervical Spine in Skeletal Dysplasia Cervical Spine Injuries in Children: Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury 9 Discitis, Osteomyelitis, and Intervertebral Disc Classification in Children Torticollis in Children 10 Trauma: Fracture and Dislocations Soft Tissue Neck Injuries, Flexion-Extension Injuries, Burst Fracture 11 Spinal Cord Injury and Rehabilitation 12 Syringomyelia Tumors of the Cervical Spine 13 Degenerative Cervical diseases: Discogenic neck pain, cervical degenerative diseases 14 Inflammatory Conditions: Rheumotoid Arthtirits in the Cervical Spine, Ankylosing Spondylitis

Recomended or Required Reading

Thomas N. Byrne, Edward C. Benzel and Stephen G. Waxman. Diseases of the Spine and Spinal Cord (Contemporary Neurology), (Jan 13, 2000)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Presentation

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 1 14 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28 Preparation for final exam 1 10 10 Preparing presentations 14 3 42 Final 1 1 1 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 95

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 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 LO.1 1 LO.2 1 LO.3 1