Well-being and Functional Ability at Work and Everyday LifeLaajuus (3 cr)
Course unit code: TH00CJ57
General information
- Credits
- 3 cr
- Teaching language
- Finnish
- Responsible person
- Virpi Fagerström
Objective
The student is able to
• identify factors affecting well-being,
• explain the different load situations and load factors occurring during work and everyday life,
• evaluate the client’s work and functional environment and physical load of work,
• present solutions to achieve optimal load,
• plan and implement physiotherapeutic preventive and welfare-promoting means to lower the load of work and functioning,
• act in multidisciplinary teams as a representative of physiotherapy.
Content
The elements of well-being, load factors of work / functioning, assessment of work and operating environment from ergonomic perspectives, assessment of physical load factors, ergonomics of assisting patient transfer, relationship of well-being and recovery, promotion of well-being by preventive physiotherapy methods.
Qualifications
The student is able to explain the loading of musculoskeletal system in function taking into account holistic conception of man.