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What Everyone Should Know About Pain? (1 cr)

Code: SF10039-3001

General information


Enrollment

03.12.2022 - 22.05.2023

Timing

16.01.2023 - 31.05.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Open UAS

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

0 - 50

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Physiotherapy

Teachers

  • Noora Silvennoinen

Teacher in charge

Noora Silvennoinen

Scheduling groups

  • Avoimen opiskelijat (Size: 50. Open UAS: 50.)

Small groups

  • Open UAS students

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