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Evaluation and manual therapy of soft tissues (5 cr)

Code: AH00CA23-3003

General information


Enrollment

16.11.2020 - 10.01.2021

Timing

25.01.2021 - 02.05.2021

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning

Unit

Faculty of Health Care and Social Services (LAB)

Campus

Lappeenranta Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

10 - 40

Degree programmes

  • Bachelor's Degree Programme in Physiotherapy

Teachers

  • Sari Soutukorva
  • Outi Pöyhönen
  • Heli Lankinen

Scheduling groups

  • Info 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Harjoitukset 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Harjoitus R 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Harjoitus R 2 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Tentti 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Verkkoluento 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Itsenäinen 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)

Groups

  • HLPRFYS21K

Small groups

  • Info 1
  • Harjoitukset 1
  • Harjoitus R 1
  • Harjoitus R 2
  • Tentti 1
  • Verkkoluento 1
  • Itsenäinen 1

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- interview the client and detect, palpate and measure the functionality of the muscles and joints
- explain and identify the effects of manual therapy and thermal treatments as well as indications and contraindications
- utilize the basic techniques of manual therapy
- appropriately and ergonomically use manual therapy and thermal treatments as part of physiotherapy

Assessment scale

1-5

Assessment criteria: level 5 (assessment scale 1–5)

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