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General basics of physical therapy

Course Code: KMS I 9 • Study year: I • Academic Year: 2022-2023
Domain: Physical Health and Rehabilitation • Field of study: Kinetotheraphy and special Motricity
Type of course: Compulsory
Language of instruction: Romanian
Erasmus Language of instruction: English
Name of lecturer: Adela Neamtu-Popescu
Seminar tutor: Adela Neamtu-Popescu
Form of education Full-time
Form of instruction: Lecture
Number of teaching hours per semester: 3
Number of teaching hours per week: 42
Semester: Summer
Form of receiving a credit for a course: Grade
Number of ECTS credits allocated 4

Course aims:

Ability to describe, explain and demonstrate the elements used in the field of physical therapy.
Ability to describe, explain and demonstrate the elements used in the field of physical therapy.
Ability to describe, explain and demonstrate the elements used in the field of physical therapy.

Course Entry Requirements:

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Course contents:

The terminological bases of kinetotherapy. The purpose of the module. Operational objectives. 

Techniques, procedures and methods in physical therapy 

Dynamic kinetic techniques 

Theoretical and practical-methodological bases of kinetotherapy procedures 

The importance of body positions in respiratory gymnastics 

Procedures for stimulating the cardiovascular system and its functions 

 

 

Teaching methods:

Lectures, exemplifications, conversations

Learning outcomes:

Primary (functional) clinical assessment and diagnosis of the needs for physiotherapy intervention 

Use of kinetotherapeutic intervention methods and techniques. 

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

Grade min. 5

Recommended reading:

Rybski, Melinda F., Slack Incorporated, Thorofare, Kinesiology For Occupational Therap, USA, -, 2012, -.
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