Course: Balneology

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Course title Balneology
Course code OPD/FZV02
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Wurstová Ivana, MUDr.
  • Kopecký Miroslav, doc. PaedDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Balneology basics, natural medicinal resources, balneology and balneohygiene, classic medical services and their effect on the body, application of rehabilitation and physical therapy for various balneotherapy procedures, mechanisms of action. Suitability spa treatment for each disease, contraindications for balneotherapy, balneace specifics .

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Methods of Written Work, Projection (static, dynamic)
Learning outcomes
The objective of the course is to introduce students to the basics of traditional treatments in spas in the Czech Republic - balneotherapy natural healing source, make them familiar with the mechanism of the effect of various treatments on the body, including indications and contraindications treatments. Understand the significance of cooperation with rehabilitation and physical therapy. The tradition of spas in the Czech Republic, legislation balneotherapy .
Students will be able to describe the system spas in the Czech Republic, characterize the mechanisms of individual treatments in balneotherapy
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Analysis of Activities ( Technical works), Seminar Work

Active participation in the course, seminar work on an assigned topic.
Recommended literature
  • Vyhláška MZ ČR 267/2012 Sb..
  • Vyhláška MZ ČR 423/2001 Sb..
  • Zákon 48/1997 Sb. vč. doplnění z 6.1.2015.
  • CAPKO, J.. (1998). Základy fyziatrické léčby. Praha: Grada.
  • JANDOVÁ, D. (2008). Balneologie.. Praha: Grada Publ.
  • Kolář, P. a kol. (2009). Rehabilitace v klinické praxi. Praha: Galén.
  • Škapík a kol. (1994). Využití balneologie ve vnitřním lékařství. Grada.


Study plans that include the course
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