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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS FZR 2054 AQUATHERAPY ELECTIVE 1 2 0 4

Offered By

Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR NURSEN ILÇIN

Offered to

Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to gain knowladge and skills on fludomechanic features of water and safely applying those features in physiotherapy treatments, provide knowladge about methods of aquatic phsiotherapy and following recent literature.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Know fludomechanic features of water and the effects of immersion on human body systems 2   Know and use aquatherapy equipments 3   Compare land and water exercises 4   Identify special aquatherapy techiques 5   Manage aquatherapy programs for special populations or individualized program 6   Risk assessment and management of pool enviorement within the team 7   Synthese information related to the topic and present the outcomes orally and visually.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Aquatic Rehabilitaion- An historical perspective 2 Biophysiological aspects of hydrotherapy 3 Biophysiological aspects of hydrotherapy 4 Clinical reasoning 5 Risk assessment and managent 6 The Halliwick concept 7 The Bad Ragaz ring method 8 Watsu in aquatic therapy 9 Aqua running 10 Ai Chi 11 Aquafitness 12 Equipment options for use in the therapy pool 13 Case study 14 Case study

Recomended or Required Reading

Deü library, electronic books and journals Aquatic Exercise for rehabilitation and trainin Lori Brody, Paula Geigle 2009 Aquatic Exercise Therapy Andre Bates BSc PE AET and Norm Hanson BSc PT AET Aquatic Therapy Interventions and Applications Luis G. Vargas, Idyll Arbor 2004

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Face -to- Face

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 ASG ASSIGNMENT 2 FIN FINAL EXAM 3 FCG 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

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Nursen ILÇIN, PT, PhD, Assist.Prof. Dokuz Eylül University School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Geriatric Physiotherapy Department

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 14 1 14 Tutorials 14 2 28 Preparation for final exam 1 10 10 Preparing assignments 1 3 3 Preparing presentations 1 5 5 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42 Final 1 1 1 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 103

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 LO.1 1 LO.2 1 1 LO.3 1 1 1 1 1 LO.4 1 1 1 1 LO.5 1 1 1 1 1 LO.6 1 1 LO.7 1 1