Assessment and Measurement In Clinical WorkLaajuus (2 cr)

Objective

The student is able to
• explain the means of physiotherapeutic examination and the factors affecting their reliable use,
• explain the phenomena of muscle strength, aerobic condition, flexibility and elasticity,
• name factors affecting on muscle strength, aerobic condition, flexibility and elasticity,
• examine muscle strength, aerobic condition and elasticity reliably from the health point of view as well as draw up conclusions and form goals based on examination,
• apply the principles of exercising muscle strength, aerobic condition and elasticity for promoting well-being and health taking into account clients’ resources,
• indentify the significance of client’s recovery as a part of exercising health related condition.

Content

Examination and documentation in physiotherapy: observation, interviewing, palpation and measurement, principles of reliable measurement and testing, factors affecting realibility

Muscle strength and its subareas, the principles of measuring and exercising muscle strength, RM, the principles of measuring and exercising muscle elasticity, the principles of measuring and exercising aerobic condition.

Qualifications

Päivitys 29.4.2022 / Pirjo Pennanen
Opiskelija osaa tunnistaa erilaisia kehon rakenteita ja osaa tutkia asiakkaan terveyskuntoa. Hän osaa selittää fysioterapeuttisen tutkimisen periaatteet (haastattelu, havainnointi, mittaaminen, palpaatio) ja käyttää fysioterapeuttisen ohjaamisen keinoja tukemaan ihmisen motorista oppimista. Opiskelija osaa havainnoida liikettä, liikkumista ja toimintaa sekä tutkia liikkumisen edellytyksiä kuten lihasvoimaa, venyvyyttä ja tasapainoa, ohjata asiakasta edistämään toimintakykyään.