COURSE UNIT TITLE

: THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FZR 2046 THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE COMPULSORY 2 2 0 4

Offered By

Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR ARZU GENÇ

Offered to

Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Course Objective

To teach types, effects, indications and contraindications of exercises used to promote health and treat health problems; to give ability to compose individual-specific exercise prescription


Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Sorts concepts and properties of physical activity, therapeutic exercise and exercise training
2   Itemizes principles of composing exercise prescription
3   Knows types, properties, effects, indications-contraindications of exercise
4   Knows to plan individual-specific therapeutic exercises
5   Applies therapeutic exercises

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic concepts in therapatic exercises
2 Principles of therapeutic exercise prescription and assessment Range of motion exercises
3 Range of motion exercises Muscle strengthening exercises
4 Muscle strengthening exercises Muscular endurance exercises
5 Aquatherapy and Elastic band exercises
6 Flexibility and stretching exercises
7 Cardiovascular fitness exercises
8 Proprioceptive exercises
9 Balance and coordination exercises
10 midterm exam
11 midterm exam
12 Agility and plyometric exercises
13 Posture and body awaresness exercises
14 Calisthenic exercises, Ambulation, assissment devices,

Recomended or Required Reading

The Physiotherapist s pocket guide to exercise: Engela Glynn, Helen Fiddler
Therapeutic Exercise: Caroline Kissler,Linn Colby
Management of common musculoskeletal disorders: Darlene Hertling, Randolph M Kessler
Materials: free weight, dumbell, elastic band, tread-mill, bicycle ergometry, bobath ball, exercise disc


Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Conference
2. Laboratory
3. Fieldwork
4. 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 * 0.40 +FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 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)

Nihal GELECEK, Assoc. Prof., PhD, DEU SPTR


Office Hours

To be announced.


Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 13 2 26
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Final 1 8 8
Midterm 1 8 8
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 104

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.111
LO.2111
LO.311
LO.411
LO.511