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Physiotherapy Supporting the Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems (5 cr)

Code: AH00CA37-3004

General information


Enrollment

15.05.2023 - 01.09.2023

Timing

30.10.2023 - 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

  • Outi Pöyhönen
  • Minna Mukka

Scheduling groups

  • Verkkoluento (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Harjoitus Ryhmä 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Harjoitus Ryhmä 2 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)

Groups

  • HLPRFYS22KM
  • HLTIFYS22KM

Small groups

  • Verkkoluento
  • Harjoitus Ryhmä 1
  • Harjoitus Ryhmä 2

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- identify the risk factors and treatment of the most common cardiovascular and respiratory diseases among the adult population as well as explain their impact on the client's physical ability
- describe the cumulative effect that different lifestyle and chronic diseases have on the physical ability and take into account its meaning for the client's physiotherapy
- apply typical physiotherapeutic research methods used in cardiovascular diseases and reliably analyze the measurement results in implementing safe physiotherapy
- plan individual and safe exercises and exercise guidance for the client basing on evidence-based data while taking into account the underlying diseases

Assessment scale

1-5