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Pain and Treatment of Pain (5 cr)

Code: AH00CA30-3010

General information


Enrollment

20.11.2024 - 03.01.2025

Timing

01.01.2025 - 31.07.2025

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

Degree programmes

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

Teachers

  • Anu Kaksonen
  • Sanna Spets
  • Jaakko Monto

Scheduling groups

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

Groups

  • HLTIFYS24KM
  • HLPRFYS24KM

Small groups

  • Online lecture
  • Practice R 1
  • Practice R 2

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- classify pain and explain the phenomenon of pain and the system of pain
- assess pain while considering the physiological and psychosocial dimension and the healing process of the tissue in their clinical decision-making
- utilize drug-free pain relief methods and know the principles of pharmacotherapy for pain
- use electrotherapy treatments appropriately and safely as well as assess the effectiveness of the treatment

Assessment scale

1-5