Biomechanics and Rehabilitation of Lower Extremities 1 (5 cr)

Objective

The student is able to plan and execute instructional situations for clients and groups that support and promote self-care utilizing appropriate didactive solutions. The student is able to produce applicable material that meets client’s needs. The student recognizes the most common musculoskeletal illnesses that impact lower extremities and is able to recognize the aetiology and differential diagnoses. The student becomes competent in evaluation, prevention, rehabilitation, treatment methods, and in instructing a client. The student understands the significance of collaboration with other professionals treating musculoskeletal clients. The student is able to identify health-threatening "red flag" -symptoms and knows how to guide the client towards further treatment.

The student is knowledgeable of therapeutic exercise, principles of joint mobilization, and understands their indication in the rehabilitation of different lower extremity problems.

Content

- Structure, biomechanics and disabilities of the ankle and foot
- Dysfunction assessment methods
- Acute and stress injuries
- Etiology of musculoskeletal disorders
- Differential diagnoses
- Prevention and treatment of musculoskeletal disorders
- Arthrosis
- Osteoporosis
- Respiratory, vascular, lymphatic, genital and intestinal symptoms a podiatrist must react to
- Red flags
- Basics of therapeutic training and joint mobilisation
- Motor control and learning

Materials

Patofysiologian oppimateriaali: luentodiat
valitut kappaleet teoksista:
Lehtonen, Mari. Karttunen, Tuomo: Mikä vaivaa? Tautiopin perusteet. Edita 2010.
Mäkinen, Markus ym.: Patologia. Duodecim 2012

Teaching methods

Distance learning
Face to face teaching
Participatory methods
Exam

Exam schedules

Patofysiologia: palautustehtävä

Student workload

1 op = 27 tuntia opiskelijan työtä

Content scheduling

Tules perusteet 2op
Mobilisaatio perusteet 1 op
Terapeuttinen harjoittelu 1op

Further information

The teacher may give additional assignments as a pedagogical solution e.g. to cover for absence.

MATERIALS and assignments created by the teacher are protected under the Copyright law (404/61), and the teacher holds copyright to these creations. Assignments and materials may not be used other than in your own studies. The public distribution of these is only allowed with the permission of the teacher.

In case the student has received a decision for individual support, which can affect the completion of the study unit, the student should be in touch with the responsible teacher of the study unit directly after the ending of the enrolment period.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE BASE
· Student can search for professional knowledge regarding a single issue
· Student is familiar with the professional knowledge base of the field
· Student distinguishes informal information from research knowledge

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ACTIONS
· Student can act in individual professional situations according to instruction
· Student aims to act in a client-oriented way
· Student proves to have adequate skills to act in
professional situations

ETHICS, COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
· Student is familiar with the ethical principles of the field
· Student can work as a member of a work group
· Student is able to evaluate personal strengths and development needs

Assessment criteria, good (3)

PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE BASE
· Student can search for knowledge from various
sources and is familiar with the professional knowledge base of the field

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ACTIONS
· Student can work well in typical professional tasks and situations
· Student can work in a client-oriented way

ETHICS, COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
· Student can act in accordance with the ethical principles of the field
· Student can work in work groups and projects
· Student develops oneself

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE BASE
· Student can search for knowledge from different sources and justifies their use
· Student utilizes the professional knowledge base

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ACTIONS
· Student can apply professional skills in professional situations and acts responsibly
· Student can act in a client-oriented way
· Student is capable of solving professional tasks and problems

ETHICS, COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
· Student justifies professional activities based on the ethical principles of the field
· Student can work in work groups and projects and shares competence
· Student develops oneself

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE BASE
· Student uses professional knowledge base of the field one-sidedly and is not familiar
enough with the sources of the field

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ACTIONS
· Student does not have adequate professional knowledge or skills
· Student does not act according to educational objectives or instruction

ETHICS, COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
· Student does not consider professional safety or ethical principles sufficiently
· Student does not show adequate readiness to participate in group and development work

Assessment methods and criteria

Continuous assessment
Exam
Attendance requirement

Qualifications

Anatomia ja fysiologia (5op)
Toimintakyvyn arvioinnin perusteet (5op)