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Course syllabus

Subjects

Neurophysiology and physiopathology of pain

Manual Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy I (Upper Extremities)

Manual Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy II (Lower Extremities)

Manual Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy III (Spine)

5 ECTS - semester 1

Introduction to manual musculoskeletal physiotherapy.
Definition of pain.
Classification based on pain mechanisms, placebo and expectations, mechanisms of action.
Endogenous inhibitory system.
Neurobiological mechanisms of nociceptive input and basic strategies for the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of:
- Joint pathology
- Muscle pathology
- Disc pathology
- Motor control
- Neural pathology
- Tendon pathology
- Therapeutic exercise
Chronic pain and neurobiological mechanisms. Approach strategies

5 ECTS - semester 1

Anatomical recall
Palpation
Joint pathology approach
Muscular pathology approach
Motor control approach
Therapeutic exercise
Clinical reasoning and clinical cases
Simulation

5 ECTS - semester 2

Anatomical recall
Palpation
Joint pathology approach
Muscular pathology approach
Motor control approach
Therapeutic exercise
Clinical reasoning and clinical cases
Simulation

5 ECTS - semester 2

Anatomical recall
Palpation
Joint pathology approach
Muscular pathology approach
Motor control approach
Therapeutic exercise
Clinical reasoning and clinical cases
Simulation

Course schedule

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Transversal and specific

Skills

Transversal

Teamwork and leadership Work collaboratively towards common goals by exchanging constructive contributions, mediating in conflicts, sharing knowledge, and undertaking commitments and responsibilities to support the team, taking on the role of team leader when the occasion or context requires so.
Deep, independent and critical learning: Update one's own learning, questioning customary approaches by critically examining issues, reflecting on one's own knowledge and learning process.

Specific

Describe and apply the theoretical foundations and the development of physiotherapeutic methods and procedures used to identify, differentiate and establish the specific clinical signs and symptoms of each disease, syndrome or trauma of the Locomotor System.
Develop skills and capacity to assess and diagnosefrom a physiotherapy perspective and within the application of sound clinical reasoning.
Understand and implement the specific methods and techniques related to the locomotor systemthrough physiotherapy practices using treatment couches and the resolution of clinical cases in a simulated environment. The aim is for participants to identify the stages of the process and acquire the necessary manual skills.
Select and apply the most appropriate physiotherapy treatment in a wide range of health conditions, developing a treatment schedule and applying movement as a therapeutic measure so that they can design an evidence-based therapeutic intervention plan.
Develop and present advanced clinical reasoning in a structured way through active participation in multidisciplinary teams dedicated to providing specialised treatment of pain and disorders of the locomotor system.
Apply procedures based on scientific evidence on the effectiveness of neuromuscular manual therapyin patients with alterations of the locomotor system by means of diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making. The aim is to provide advanced assessment of patients presenting musculoskeletal pain.

Expert Diploma

Teaching methods

A number ofactivities will be carried out inside and outside the classroom and the Alud platform will be used as a support tool for students' personal work. Thus, the teaching staff will provide the context and conceptual content through: Power Point presentations, readings, search for international bibliographical sources and/or video screenings, using the Alud platform. Likewise, in addition to the work proposed in the classroom, students will carry outindividual and/or group activities (reading articles in English, searching for references, gamification, questionnaires, watching videos, etc.) outside the classroom and within the deadlines scheduled on the platform.

There will be practical sessions in which the theoretical content will be applied to enhance active experimentation: Examination, assessment, joint, muscular and neural treatment.

Role-playing and/or simulation activities will also be carried out, which will involve group work. Students will be required to collaboratively devise and develop a clinical reasoning process for a simulated pathology. This involves collaborative thinking and decision making aimed at making a differential diagnosis in physiotherapy using the simulation methodology. This whole process will involve collaborative simulations (both among students and with actors) of the usual signs and symptoms associated with a specific pathology so as further explore and identify the different common clinical patterns.

Regarding the assessment system, the teaching staff will establish the assessment criteria and systems they consider appropriate according to the methodology and content worked on. Student assessment will be based on assignments and/or presentations in various formats, and assessment rubrics will be used, which will be made available to students beforehand.

A practical and dynamic learning method

UD learning model (MAUD)

Experiential context

We know that we learn from experience. Therefore, at Deusto, our starting point is students’ previous knowledge. In the first stage, activities are proposed to explore students' preconceptions, relevant cases and previous experiences related to the subject matter addressed.

Reflective observation

Once these preliminary schemes have been drawn up, it is essential to examineand questionthem. Thus, in this second phase, participants engage in discussion activities through questioning and systematic observation.

Conceptualisation

We compare our prior knowledge with literature on the subject. The course is lecture-based(both classroom-based and online) and includes reading of texts and/or their guided presentation.

Active learning

Students will put into practice what they have learnt through practical activities such as attending clinical sessions as a co-therapist or reflecting team, case analysis, project development and external work placements in centres.

Assessment

Lastly, the assessment process comprisesreflection on what the student has learned and evaluation of the work completed. Students will carry out a variety of activities such as written tests, report writing, etc.

Face-to-face and online tutorials

You will have full support throughout the whole process. The university provides both face-to-face and online tutorials, aimed at supervisingand monitoring work (individual and/or group).

Calendar

September - May (one academic year). It consists of 10 face-to-face sessions.

Provisional schedule

Timetable

Fridays from 8:00 to 20:00 and Saturdays from 8:00 to 13:00.

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