Osteopathic Examination and Treatment 3 (5 cr)

Objective

Students encounter the person professionally, appreciatively and empathically with health-promoting approach. Students work in a person-oriented manner, and in dialogical interaction with the person. Students are able to examine and treat the tissues of the areas of head, cervical spine, thorax, pelvis and limbs with osteopathic techniques. Student sensitizes and accurately target their palpation in osteopathic manual techniques. Students recognise the indications, contraindications of osteopathic techniques applied to areas concerned, such as the manipulation technique HVLA (high velocity low amplitude), and are able to explain the effect mechanisms of the techniques by applying research knowledge.

Health promoting guidance and counselling 1 cr
Students understand the importance of self-care and exercise to health, and are able to justify it as part of osteopathic therapy. Students are able to plan and guide individual and safe self-care instructions for the person to promote health and to support osteopathic treatment. Students can justify their patient guidance based on anatomy and physiology. Students are able to make use of verbal, visual and tactile guidance.

Content

Examination routines and osteopathic manual techniques for different body parts, and HVLA
(high velocity low amplitude) techniques
Osteopathic approach to the cranial region
Guidance and counselling supporting the health and self-direction
Health and bone exercise recommendations
Self-care plan as a support of osteopathic treatment
Exercises for thoracic and lumbar mobility

The course includes 4 cr of clinical practice.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students encounter the person professionally, appreciatively and empathically with health-promoting approach. Students work in a person-oriented manner, and in dialogical interaction with the person. Students work anatomically accurately, and develop their palpation skills. Students use appropriate professional core concepts, and make their choices using their professional knowledge base. Students identify the prerequisites and consequences of their actions, and work as a team member. Students work in accordance with good hygiene practice and principles of professional ethics. Students implement the examination and manual treatment appropriately and safely.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students encounter the person professionally, appreciatively and empathically with health-promoting approach. Students work in a person-oriented manner, and in dialogical interaction with the person. Students have sensitive and anatomically accurate palpation skills. Students analyse the relationships between appropriate professional core concepts, and justify their choices using their professional knowledge base. Students analyse the prerequisites and consequences of their actions, and work as a flexibly team member. Students work in accordance with good hygiene practice and principles of professional ethics. Students implement the examination and manual treatment appropriately, efficiently and safely.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students encounter the person professionally, appreciatively and empathically with health-promoting approach. Students work in a person-oriented manner, and in dialogical interaction with the person. Students have sensitive, transformative and anatomically accurate palpation skills. Students analyse and apply the relationships between appropriate professional core concepts, and justify their choices using their professional knowledge base. Students analyse and apply the prerequisites and consequences of their actions, and work as a responsible and proactive team member. Students work in accordance with good hygiene practice and principles of professional ethics. Students implement the examination and manual treatment appropriately, efficiently, proactively and safely.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Students encounter the person professionally, appreciatively and empathically with health-promoting approach. Students work in a person-oriented manner, and in dialogical interaction with the person. Students work anatomically accurately, and develop their palpation skills. Students use appropriate professional core concepts, and make their choices using their professional knowledge base. Students identify the prerequisites and consequences of their actions, and work as a team member. Students work in accordance with good hygiene practice and principles of professional ethics. Students implement the examination and manual treatment appropriately and safely.

Qualifications

Learning outcomes of osteopathic examination and treatment 2