Pain Management in PhysiotherapyLaajuus (4 cr)

Objective

Part A: Pain physiotherapy, 2 ECTS
- You understand biopsychosocial approach to pain.
- You are able to implement holistic clinical reasoning using biopsychosocial framework of pain.
- You recognice special features of the encounters, interaction and communication with pain customer.
- You get familiar to different non-pharmacological treatment methods of pain.

Part B: Pathophysiology, 1 ECTS
- You recognize key concepts of pathophysiology and are able to use them as reading literature of physiotherapy.
- You are able to describe physiology of acute and chronic pain.
- You can recognise stages of healing process.
- You know possibilities physiotherapy treatment in different stages.

Part C: Neuroanatomy and physiology and basics of neurological and neurodynamic assessment and treatment in physiotherapy, 1 ECTS
- You can recognise and assess the structures and function of neural system.
- You know basics of neurodynamic treatment.

Content

Part A: Pain physiotherapy, 2 ECTS
- Pain as biopsychosocial phenomena.
- Pain related, holistic clinical reasoning using biopsychosocial approach to pain.
- Pain related encounters, interaction and communication: practical training.
- Different non-pharmacological treatment methods of pain.

Part B: Pathophysiology, 1 ECTS
- Key concepts of pathophysiology in literature of physiotherapy.
- Physiology of acute and chronic pain.
- Stages of healing process
- Possibilities of physiotherapy treatment in different healing stages.

Part C: Neuroanatomy and physiology and basics of neurological and neurodynamic assessment and treatment in physiotherapy, 1 ECTS
- Recalling of neuroanatomy and -physiology
- Assessment of myotomes, dermatomes, and reflexes in practice
- Assessment of neurodynamics and neurodynamic treatment

Further information

Hyväksytysti suoritetut edeltävät opinnot ovat edellytys opintojaksolle "Kivun hallinta fysioterapiassa" osallistumiselle.
Seuraavat, fysioterapian ammattiopinnot on oltava suoritettuna:
- Kehittyvä ja toimiva ihminen (11op)
- Terveysliikunnan ohjaaminen (5op)
- Ensimmäisen lukukauden moniammatilliset opinnot (HTT1, ASPA1)

Opiskelijalla on oltava em. opinnoista hyväksytty arviointi opintojakson alkamista. Mikäli opiskelijalla ei ole hyväksyttyjä suorituksia tai ohjaaville opettajille esitettyä suunnitelmaa aikaisempien opintojen toteuttamisen aikataulusta, hänellä ei ole oikeutta osallistua opintojaksolle.