Course: Reflex Therapy

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Course title Reflex Therapy
Course code FYT/AFB09
Organizational form of instruction Lesson + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Horák Stanislav, MUDr. Ph.D., MBA
Course content
Neurophysiology basis of reflex techniques. Manual therapy on reflex trigger points in muscles and connective tissues. Diagnostics and reflex therapy. Required regime measures. Western versus Eastern Medicine. Holotropic Breathing. Jin - Jang balance. Scientific approach to the "alternative medicine" methods.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Methods of Written Work, Demonstration, Projection (static, dynamic), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
Learning outcomes
The neurophysiological basis of various reflex therapy techniques; manual treatment of reflex trigger points in muscles and connective tissues; regimen measures; reflex massage according to Marquardt and Penzell; concentration-relaxation techniques; scientific approach to "alternative medicine" techniques.
In the course students will learn manual treatment of reflex trigger points in muscles and connective tissues. They can use information concerning alternative medicine in their future clinical practice.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam, Dialog

Attendance in seminars, active involvement.
Recommended literature
  • Janča, J. (2001). Reflexní terapie rukou: nejdostupnější metoda alternativní medicíny. Praha: Eminent.
  • MARQUARDT, H. (2016). Reflexotherapy of the feet. New York: Thieme.
  • Park, J. W. (2005). Sám sobě Su Jok lékařem. Brno: Istenis.
  • Park, J. W. (2006). Su Jok - První pomoc na ruce. Eugenika.
  • Pataky, B., Pataky, J. (2007). Reflexní terapie jako životní styl. EMINENT.
  • Pataky, J. (1998). Učebnice reflexní terapie. Fontana.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences Study plan (Version): Applied Physiotherapy (2019) Category: Health service 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer