General Physical Medicine (REK_170)
About Study Course
Objective
To develop students' skills to set out the methods of physical concepts, to develop students' skills to explain physical methods expected of subjective sensations during the procedure, to develop the ability to speak about physical therapy precautions, to develop the skills to calculate to amount of ultraviolet rays BIODEV and the physical medicine methods divided into the groups, to outline the physical medicine factor indications, to develop ability to formulate physical medicine contra-indications, to systematise the main medical effects of physical factors.
Prerequisites
Physics, chemistry, human anatomy, normal and pathological physiology, internal diseases, neurological diseases, surgical diseases, skin diseases.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of study course students will be able to:
• define the concepts of physical methods;
• name the main therapeutic effects of physical therapy;
• count the indications and contra-indications of physical therapy methods.
On successful completion of study course students will be able to:
• choose appropriate apparatus and equipment of physical therapy methods;
• interpret ultraviolet BIODEV size;
• assess the safety of physical therapy apparatus and equipment in the physical medicine and rehabilitation department.
On successful completion of study course students will be able to:
• assess patients' subjective feelings during a physical therapy session;
• systematize and classify groups of physical therapy methods based on the physical characteristics factors.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orthotics and Prosthetics, RFO | 4 | Bachelor’s | Required | Daiga Pulmane |
