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Assessment and Measurement of Health Related Fitness and Physiotherapy for Supporting the Health and Functional Ability of Clients at Different Ages (7 cr)

Code: TH00BD98-3003

General information


Enrollment

02.12.2019 - 31.01.2020

Timing

01.01.2020 - 31.12.2020

Number of ECTS credits allocated

7 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

72 % Contact teaching, 28 % Distance learning

Unit

Health and Well-being

Campus

Kupittaa Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

10 - 30

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Physiotherapy

Teachers

  • Annukka Myllymäki
  • Satu Takala
  • Juho Korpi
  • Pirjo Pennanen
  • Kirsi Karlsson

Groups

  • AVOFYSIK20
    Degree Programme in Physiotherapy, Part-Time Path Studies, Spring 20

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.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Qualifications

No preceding knowledge