Pain Management in Physiotherapy (4 cr)

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

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

Location and time

Contact lessons are provided in Karelia UAS's Tikkarinne Campus (Tikkarinne 9, 80200 Joensuu)

Materials

Osa A: Physiotherapy in Pain Management:
- Textbook for learning in course and for learning assignment: Luomajoki, H., Koho, P., Ojala, T., Röning, T., Takatalo, J., Tarnanen, S., Holopainen, R., Mikkonen, J., Ekström, K. & Kouri, JP. 2020. Ammattilaisen Kipukirja. VK-Kustannus Oy, Lahti.
Part B: Pathophysiology, 1op
- Textbook for learning in course and for learning assignment: Pasanen, K., Haapasalo, H., Halen, P. ja Parkkari J. 2021. Urheiluvammojen ehkäisy, hoito ja kuntoutus. VK-kustannus Oy, Lahti.
Part C: Neuroanatomy and Physiology and basics of neurological and neurodynamic assessment and treatment, 1 ECTS
- Textboor for exam: Leppäluoto, J., Rintamäki, H., Vakkuri, O., Vierimaa, H. & Lauri, T. Anatomia ja fysiologia rakenteesta toimintaan.

Teaching methods

Flipped Learning
- Learning tasks and independent studying
- Contact lessons

Exam schedules

Learning assignments are scheduled and the schedule is presented in Moodle.

International connections

This course is not available for Exchange Students.

Completion alternatives

No optional methods of execution.

Student workload

4 ECTS = 108 hours of students work

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Requirements to pass the course:
Pass assessment of learning tasks.
Descriptions of learning tasks and evaluation criterion are documented in Moodle.

Further information

Previous studies and competences are required to this course:
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Functional Anatomy
- Motor development and learning
- Guiding and Instructing Health-Enhancing Physical Activities (Incl. individual and group instruction and guidance, Motivational Interview: Theory and Practice)