General information


Subject type: Mandatory

Coordinator: Sara González Millán

Trimester: Third term

Credits: 10

Teaching staff: 

Luciana Moizé Arcone
Aleix Borràs Cima 
Arnau Gustems Morral 
Miguel Ángel Martínez Nogales 
Rachel Munoz Castro 

Teaching languages


  • Catalan
  • Spanish

Skills


Basic skills
  • B3_F That students have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (usually within their area of ​​study), to make judgments that incorporate a reflection on relevant social, scientific and ethical issues

     

Specific skills
  • E2_F Know and understand the sciences, models, techniques and instruments on which physiotherapy is based, articulated and developed

     

  • E3_F Know and understand the methods, procedures and physiotherapeutic actions, aimed both at the actual therapy to be applied in the clinic for re-education or functional recovery, as well as carrying out activities aimed at promoting and maintaining health

     

  • E5_F Assess the functional status of the patient, considering the physical, psychological and social aspects

     

  • E7_F Design the physiotherapy intervention plan according to criteria of adequacy, validity and efficiency

     

Transversal competences
  • T2_F Demonstrate ability to organize and plan

     

Description


The subject of Skeletal Muscle Physiotherapy is a compulsory training in the Degree in Physiotherapy.

It will develop the main physical therapies for the treatment and intervention of musculoskeletal conditions.

This subject is made up of 5 theoretical-practical blocks, specific to the different intervention procedures in Physiotherapy:

  • Electrotherapy
  • Propioception
  • Therapeutic Exercise / Active Kinesitherapy
  • Stretching
  • Manual therapy

Learning outcomes


- Identifies the main physical agents used in physiotherapy interventions. Classify them according to their effect and importance and establishing the order of priorities according to their therapeutic application.

- Establish an intervention protocol based on the joint negotiation between therapist and patient.

- Analyzes the patient's expectations regarding their evolution, demand and needs.

 

Working methodology


Methodologies Hours
Work in group 20
Group tutoring 3
Individual work 15
Regulated practices / Practical theoretical seminars 87,5
Personal study 124,5
Total 250

 

Contents


Electrotherapy:

  • Topic 1: Introduction to electrotherapy. Forms of application. Types of electrodes. 
  • Topic 2: Direct currents. Galvanism. Iontophoresis.
  • Topic 3: Low frequency currents. Electroanalgesia.
  • Topic 4: Low frequency currents. Excitomotor currents
  • Topic 5: Medium frequency currents.
  • Topic 6: High frequency currents.
  • Topic 7: Ultrasound therapy.

Therapeutic Exercise / Active Kinesitherapy:

  • Topic 1: What is active exercise / kinesitherapy? Classification, physiological effects, indications and contraindications.
  • Topic 2: Types of muscle contraction. Kinetic chains. Strength and endurance.
  • Topic 3: Basics of motor control. Neutral joint area. Relative rigidity / flexibility. Influence of pain on motor control.
  • Topic 4: Active kinesitherapy of the EEII (Lumbopelvic Region / Hip / Knee / Foot)
  • Topic 5: Active Kinesitherapy of the EESS (Scapular waist / Shoulder / Elbow / Wrist)
  • Topic 6: Active kinesitherapy of the spine (cervical / thoracic / lumbar spine

 

Proprioception:

  • Topic 1: Proprioception applied to the upper extremity
  • Topic 2: Proprioception applied to the lower extremity
  • Topic 3: Proprioception applied to the spine 

 

Stretches:

  • Topic 1: Theoretical bases of musculotendinous stretching (definition, classification)
  • Topic 2: Practical application of musculotendinous self-stretching
  • Topic 3: Practical application of assisted musculotendinous stretching

Manual Therapy:

  • Topic 1: Principles of application, indications and contraindications of Manual Therapy
  • Item 2: Application of specific passive mobilizations in the lower extremity
  • Item 3: Application of specific passive mobilizations in the upper extremity

Learning activities


 

Activity

Methodology

Work in group

Carrying out group work. Cooperative learning activities, analysis of readings, stimulation of discussion and case studies.

Group tutoring

Face-to-face tutoring in the classroom.

Work individually

Carrying out individual work.

Theoretical-Practical Seminars

Expository sessions based on the teacher's explanation followed by practices carried out in specific classrooms.

Personal study

Problem solving, bibliographic research and personal study.

Evaluation system


FINAL GRADE:

Evaluation activity 

Ponderación 

Final exam  

60%

Group work

20%

Individual works

20%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The final exam will be a practical exam that will be held during the theoretical and practical classes of the seminars. It will be essential to get a grade of 5 in each of the blocks so that the grade can average.

The group work will consist of solving a clinical case using the tools learned in the different blocks that make up the subject. The work will be delivered during the established examination period. It will be essential to get a grade of 5 so that the grade can average.

Within each theoretical-practical seminar, different individual works will be proposed that will shape the continuous evaluation. This section cannot be recovered.

It is an essential requirement to attend 80% of each of the practical blocks. The fact of not fulfilling this requirement will not allow the realization of the final examination and as a consequence the subject will be suspended in all its blocks and will have to return to take the next course..

 

Recovery period

Students will have the option of retrieving the subject when the corresponding recoverable assessment activities have been presented.

Continuous evaluation cannot be recovered. The grades obtained in the continuous assessment will be kept as part of the final grade of the subject.

 

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Fernández de las Peñas, C .; Melián Ortiz, A. Kinesitherapy. Physiological bases and practical application. Elsevier.

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Neiger, H. Manual analytical stretches. Passive Techniques. Madrid: Panamericana, 1998

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Complementary

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