Physiology and Biomechanics in Physiotherapy (5 cr)
Code: TH00CL20-3004
General information
Enrollment
04.11.2024 - 10.01.2025
Timing
06.01.2025 - 30.05.2025
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Campus
Kupittaa Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
25 - 70
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Physiotherapy
Teachers
- Pirjo Pennanen
Scheduling groups
- Avoimen AMK:n kiintiöpaikat. Ilmoittaudu ilman tätä pienryhmää. (Size: 10. Open UAS: 10.)
Groups
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PFYSIS24B
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PFYSIS24
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PFYSIS24A
Small groups
- Open UAS quota. Please enroll without selecting this group.
Objective
The student is in physiotherapy process able to
• explain the structures and the principles of physiology of the central and peripheral nervous system of a human,
• explain the development and maturation of the human nervous system during the first year of life,
• explain the structures and the principles of physiology of respiratory and circulatory organs,
• explain the principles of muscle physiology,
• explain the structural and neural factors affecting on power output,
• explain biomechanical features in basic movements
Content
Anatomy: structures of central and peripheral nervous system, development and maturation during the first year, structures of the respiratory and circulatory system.
Physiology: structure and functions of the nerve cell, motor behavior regulation and sensory functions in motor regulation (neurophysiology), muscle and load physiology, heart rate regulation, blood circulation and regulation, respiratory physiology, respiratory diffusion and respiratory regulation.
Biomechanics: base of support, gravity, center of gravity, internal and external forces and how they affect human movement, muscle work and basics of human movement analysis
Evaluation scale
H-5