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Advanced Studies in Physiotherapy of the Musculoskeletal Disorders (5cr)

Code: SF10054-3009

General information

Enrollment: 01.10.2025 - 31.10.2025; Registration for the implementation has begun.

Timing: 02.02.2026 - 31.05.2026; The implementation has not yet started.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 5 cr

Local portion: 0 cr

Virtual portion: 5 cr

Mode of delivery: Distance learning

Unit: Open UAS

Campus: Online

Teaching languages: Finnish

Seats: 20 - 100

Degree programmes: Degree Programme in Physiotherapy

Teachers: Noora Silvennoinen

Teacher in charge: Noora Silvennoinen

Scheduling groups: Avoimen opiskelijat (Size: 20 . Open UAS : 20.); Tutkinto-opiskelijat (myös ristiinopiskelu) (Size: 0 . Open UAS : 0.)

Groups: TOP25_26
Other Complimentary Studies Group Semester 2025-2026; KAKK26
Karelia, Open UAS, All, Spring, 2026

Small groups: Open UAS Students; Degree students and institutional-cross students

Course: SF10054

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Objective

Learning outcomes: After completing the module you will be able
- apply your previous knowledge and skills in all stages of the musculoskeletal physiotherapy process
- explain and justify the physiotherapy process to the client
- evaluate the effectiveness of the methods used in physiotherapy

Content

-Clinical reasoning
-planning of physiotherapy process
-Implementation of the physiotherapy plan
-Case-study exercises
-Effectiveness of physiotherapy methods

Location and time

Itsenäiset verkko-opinnot 2.2-31.5.2026 välillä.

Materials

Kaikki opintojaksolla tarvittava materiaali on saatavilla verkkoalustalla.
Suositus hankkia käyttöön Tarnanen, S. & Holopainen, R. 2022. Harjoittelu ja tule-terveys. Keuruu: VK-kustannus kirja.

Teaching methods

Opintojaksolla tehdään Caseasiakkaan kautta tekemään kliinistä päättelyä ja toteuttamaan fysioterapiaprosessin. Prosessiin kuuluu myös asiakkaalle löydösten ja suunnitelman sanoittamisen harjoittelu. Tutustut samalla eri fysioterapia menetelmien vaikuttavuuteen. Opintojakson suorittamiseen tarvitsee perusteet tuki- ja liikuntaelimistön kuntoutuksesta. Voit olla fysioterapeutti, naprapaatti tai osteopaatti opiskelija tai jo ammattiin valmistunut.

Voit suorittaa opintojakson itsenäisesti oman aikataulusi mukaisesti. Opintojakso koostuu materiaaliin tutustumisesta ja soveltavien tehtävien tekemisestä.

Exam schedules

Opintojakson arviointi muodostuu oman aikataulun mukaan tehdyistä tehtävistä. Opintojakson toteutusaika 2.2-31.5.2026 välillä.

Student workload

Opintojakso on työmäärä 135h (5op, 1op=27h).
Työmäärän kuuluu materiaaliin tutustuminen, tehtävien tekeminen ja itsearviointi.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Hyväksytty
Ohjeiden mukaisesti suoritetut tehtävät
Itsearviointi

Hylätty
Puuttuvia suorituksia

Further information

Opintojakson suorittamiseen tarvitset tietokoneen ja verkkoyhteyden. Opintojaksolla on ohjeet suorittamiseen. Tehtäviä arvioidaan ja opintosuoritteet viedään viikoilla 11, 16 ja opintojakson päättymiseen jälkeen.