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Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy (8 cr)

Code: SF10015-3003

General information


Enrollment

01.04.2023 - 15.04.2023

Timing

28.08.2023 - 15.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

8 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Fysioterapeuttikoulutus (SF)

Campus

Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

20 - 40

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Physiotherapy

Teachers

  • Jatta Papunen
  • Juha Jalovaara
  • Sanna Lötjönen

Teacher in charge

Juha Jalovaara

Groups

  • SFNS22
    Physiotherapist, Full-time Studies, Fall, 2022

Objective

After this module, you will be aware of the importance of the implications of respiratory and coronary diseases on public health in Finland. Further, after this module, you will be able to plan, execute and assess respiratory and cardiovascular related physiotherapy, and to do this in a customer oriented approach using research knowledge.
You can communicate appropriately in various contexts both in speaking and writing.

Content

The common diseases of the respiratory and circulatory system and metabolism
Public health significance
Physiotherapy process
Lifestyle guidance (nutrition, physical activity, sleep, social functioning)
Therapeutic exercise (strength, endurance, mobility and movement control) in physiotherapy for diseases of the respiratory and cardiovascular diseases
Client work
Physiotherapeutic interview and reading and writing skills in English

Evaluation scale

H-5