What Everyone Should Know About Pain? (1 cr)
Code: SF10039-3007
General information
Enrollment
01.04.2025 - 30.04.2025
Timing
15.08.2025 - 12.12.2025
Number of ECTS credits allocated
1 op
Virtual portion
1 op
Mode of delivery
Distance learning
Unit
Open UAS
Campus
Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
1 - 100
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Physiotherapy
Teachers
- Jatta Papunen
- Noora Silvennoinen
Teacher in charge
Noora Silvennoinen
Groups
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KAKS25Karelia, Open UAS, All, Fall, 2026
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TOP25_26Other Complimentary Studies Group Semester 2025-2026
Objective
Learning Outcomes;
At the end of the module, you are able to:
- determine factors related to pain
- recognize/appreciate pain as an experience
- identify the differences between acute and chronic pain
- identify different means to manage pain
Content
What is pain?
* Why do we experience pain- what is its meaning?
* How is the pain message transmitted in the body? What does it mean to experience pain?
* What are the differences between acute and chronic pain?
* How else can pain be classified?
How can we influence pain without medication/ Drug-free means to influence pain?
* What is the internal medicine cabinet in our body- what it means and how can we use it?
Evaluation scale
Approved/Rejected