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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS FTM 5091 PAIN MECHANISMS AND MANAGEMENT IN MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOTHERAPY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR ARZU GENÇ

Offered to

Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy

Course Objective

To understand the mechanisms and recent theories about musculoskeletal pain, to analyse acut and chronic painful conditions, to evaluate the pain related dysfunctions and reflections to daily living, to develope preventative strategies for painfulconditions in terms of health improvement and disease prevention, to gain knowledge and ability about physiotherapy assessment and treatment methods.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows concepts, recent theories and mechanisms concerning musculuskeletal pain 2   Analyses acut and chronic painful conditions 3   Explains pain related dysfunction and their relation with daily living 4   Knows pain prevention strategies in the framework of health improvement and disease prevention 5   Knows and performs physiotherapy assessment methods concerning musculoskeletal pain 6   Knows and performs physiotherapy treatment methods concerning musculoskeletal pain

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Basic concepts and mechanisms in musculoskletal pain 2 Pain physiology 3 Acute and chronic pain, painful syndromes 4 Musculoskeletal pain risk factors 5 Pain medication concerning musculoskeletal physiotherapy 6 Effects of pain on motor functions 7 Pathophysiology of activity intolerance 8 Pain assessment 9 Pain assessment 10 Physical therapy management for pain (principals, exercise, elektrotherapy and termal agents, manuel therapy) 11 Physical therapy management for pain (principals, exercise, elektrotherapy and termal agents, manuel therapy) 12 Interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches in pain 13 Pain and Activities of Daily Living 14 Preventative and ergotherapeutic approaches in pain management

Recomended or Required Reading

DEU, e-library

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Conferance, problem based learning

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 PRF PERFORMANCE 2 FIN FINAL EXAM 3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRF * 0.40+ FIN* 0.60 4 RST RESIT 5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE PRF * 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 Prof. Dr.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 14 3 42 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56 Preparation for final exam 1 8 8 Web Search and Library Research 14 3 42 Preparing presentations 14 3 42 Preparing assignments 1 8 8 Final 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 200

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