Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy I

Scholar Year: 2022/2023

Courses

Head Teacher Responsability Isabel Carolina de Carvalho Bastos de Almeida Head Diogo André da Fonseca Pires Colaborador Cristina Maria Lopes dos Santos Colaborador Maria Margarida Pires da Costa Sequeira Antão Gestor de Ano

Weekly workload Hours/week T TP P PL TC S E EL OT TPL O OT/PL Type of classes ,66 4,53 Lectures Type Teacher Classes Hours Theoretical Totals 1 0,66 Diogo Pires   0,40 Isabel Almeida   0,26 Theoretical-practical Totals 2 9,06 Cristina Santos   2,26 Isabel Almeida   2,26

Teaching language

Portuguese

Intended learning outcomes (Knowledges, skills and competencies to be developed by the students)

The aim of this curricular unit is student demonstration of competences on the assessment and treatment of patients with neuromusculoskeletal disorders of the lower quadrant.

To achieve a clinical hypothetical deductive reasoning for functional neuro-muscular-skeletal disorders.

To achieve knowledge and comprehension oh the Model of practice in Physical therapy Musculoskeletal disorders

Syllabus

Characteristics and clinical patterns of different types of pain.
Clinical hypothetical deductive reasoning for functional neuro-muscular-skeletal disorders.
Maitland Concept in Manual Therapy, indications and counterindications.

Model of practice in Physical therapy Musculoskeletal disorders: LOWER QUADRANT: Lumbar Spine Pelvic Belt Complex, Hip, Knee and Foot joints

Subjective Examination: Body Chart; Behavior of Symptoms; Special Questions; History of present condition; Past medical history; Social and Family History.
Planning physical examination.
Objective examination Aims

LOWER QUADRANT Areas of examination and procedures
Observation- Informal and formal observation of posture, muscle bulk and tone, soft tissues, gait and patien atitude

Joint Tests- Integrity tests, active and passive physiological movements, joint efusion measuring, passive accessories movements

Muscle Tests- muscle strenght, muscle control, muscle length, isometric muscle testing, muscle bulk and oedema, diagnostic muscle tests

Neurological tests- Integrity of the nervous system, mobility of the nervous system, diagnostic tests

Special Tests- Vascular tests, measurement of bony abnormality, soft tissue tests

Functional ability

Palpation- Superficial and deep soft tissues, bone, joint, ligament, muscle tendon and nervous system

Simulated practice. Registration of the assessment and treatment of muscular skeletal conditions of the lower quadrant.

Demonstration of the syllabus coherence with the UC intended learning outcomes

The aim of this unit is to develop the students’ ability to assess and treat muscle skeletal disorders of the lower body. Therefore the approach to the theoretical concepts is considered relevant to the understanding of the underlying principles of assessment and intervention of physiotherpay in muscle skeletal disorders, and in the Maitland’s intervention model. This unit also explores the principles and procedures of assessment and interventon in the practical classess, where the students have the opportunity to practice the different procedures, according to the theoretical references mentioned above. The contents of this unit are organized in order to include the main issues each student must develop or take into account in the development of the competency to evaluate and treat muscle skeletal disorders of the lower body.

Teaching methodologies

Theoretical classes and Simulated practice .

Demonstration of the teaching methodologies coherence with the curricular unit's intended learning outcomes

The teaching / learning methodology is student-centered, respecting their individual differences, with active learning main objective. It uses a focused methodology in practice and demonstration of students skills and dicision making, where peer pratice is a method used to develop student's ability and is of great relevance in learning outcomes. The workload set for this CU and the its respective distribution during the semester, expect the student to have time needed to develop theoretical and practical skills underlying the assessment as well as the possibility to consolidate their learning.
Once the main objectives are the understanding of the theoretical principles and therapeutic approaches governing the assessment and intervention in the area of musculoskeletal conditions, and the ability to assess and intervene according to them, is used a methodology focused on reflection, practice and demonstration of students skills, where the analysis of responses to functional testing, video analysis, simulation scenarios and the presence of patients in class, are methods used to develop the student's ability against the reasoning behind the assessment and intervention in this area. Students have the opportunity to develop not only their practical skils, but also to establish the relationship of the concepts underlying this.

Assessment methodologies and evidences

Exemption from the final exam is applicable to this curricular unit.

For exemption from the final exam the student may not exceed 20% of absences in practical classes and must obtain approval in the practical evaluation (minimum 9,5 values)

The classification of this unit corresponds to that obtained in the practical assessment.

Attendance system

The student may not exceed 20% of absences in practical classes.
For working students (with registered status) or any other students with special status, special assessment is regulated in the Academic Regulation, approved by the Educational Committe and the Director of the ESS-IPS

Assement and Attendance registers

Mandatory Bibliography