COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EXERCISE APPROACHES IN PHYSIOTHERAPY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FTR 6085 EXERCISE APPROACHES IN PHYSIOTHERAPY ELECTIVE 1 2 0 6

Offered By

Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR SEVGI ÖZALEVLI

Offered to

Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation

Course Objective

To explain the basis and practical principles of exercises used in physiotherapy and
rehabilitation and to develop and perform evidence-based exercise approaches

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows acute and chronic physiological responses to therapeutic exercise
2   Plans exercise prescription with biomechanical principles
3   Performs assessments before therapeutic exercise
4   Knows the types of therapeutic exercise
5   Prepares patient specific exercise program

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction of the lecture
2 General principles and techniques in exercise therapy
3 The prescription of exercise
4 Physiologic responses to exercise
5 Strengthening and endurance exercises
6 Range of motion and Stretching exercises
7 Coordination and proprioceptive exercises
8 Posture and body awareness exercises
9 Pylometric exercise
10 Aerobic exercises
11 Relaxation and functional exercise
12 Aqua therapeutic exerrcises
13 Swiss ball ve foam rollers exercise
14 current literature discussion

Recomended or Required Reading

DEU e-library

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Conference, practice, problem-based learning

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FIN* 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST* 0.50


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)

Nihal GELECEK, Assoc. Prof. DEU SPTR

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 1 14
Clinical Practice 14 2 28
Preparation for final exam 20 1 20
Preparing presentations 20 1 20
Preparing assignments 20 1 20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Individual study 14 2 28
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 158

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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