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Evaluation and Manual Therapy of Soft Tissues (5 cr)

Code: AH00CA23-3010

General information


Enrollment

15.05.2023 - 01.09.2023

Timing

05.09.2023 - 15.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Health Care and Social Services (LAB)

Campus

  • Lappeenranta Campus
  • E-campus
  • Lahti Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

20 - 80

Degree programmes

  • Bachelor's Degree Programme in Physiotherapy (in Finnish)

Teachers

  • Heli Lahtio
  • Juha Haavisto
  • Sanna Kangas

Scheduling groups

  • Verkkoluento (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Harjoitus R 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Harjoitus R 2 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Harjoitus (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Näyttö (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Tentti (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)

Groups

  • HLTIFYS23S
  • HLPRFYS23S

Small groups

  • Verkkoluento
  • Harjoitus R 1
  • Harjoitus R 2
  • Practice
  • Näyttö
  • Tentti

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