Course: Functional Movement Diagnostics II

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Course title Functional Movement Diagnostics II
Course code FYT/@PE01
Organizational form of instruction Exercise + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Štěpánová Jarmila, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Smékal David, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Martincová Jitka, Mgr.
Course content
Annotation: Basic orientation in clinical aspects of motion as a function and possibility of evaluation of movement disorders. Familiarization with functional motion pathology, rules of examination of movement disorders, with possibilities of their clinical diagnostics, instrumental objectification and clinical interpretations. Topics for seminars and practical lectures: 1. Principles and basic algorithms of motion examination; 2. Clinical examination - possibilities and methods, interpretation of results of motor examination; 3. Anamnesis, analysis of medical documentation; 4. Examination of the upright standing - part 1; 5. Examination of the upright standing - part 2; 6. Motion assessment, active and passive motor scoring; 7. Movement patterns, Capsular patterns; 8. Examination of the gait; 9. Muscular tests by Janda - principles, Muscular tests by Kendall - principles; 10. Fine and Gross Motor Skill Measure; 11. Activities of Daily Living testing and evaluation; 12. Examination of postural and respiratory motor functions; 13. Instrumental and laboratory investigations; 14. Kinematic analysis of the motor function; Kinetic analysis of the motor function; 15. Electromyographic analysis of the motor function;

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Observation, Training in job and motor Skils
  • Homework for Teaching - 24 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 30 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Objectives: The aim of the course is to equip students with the basics of clinical examination of musculoskeletal system (focusing on muscle testing, examination of the upright standing, gait, ADL...).
The students will be able to use the acquired knowledge and skills in their future jobs in rehabilitation centres and hospitals.
Prerequisites
Prior knowledge in anatomy. Recommended for first-year physiotherapy students.

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Oral exam, Student performance, Written exam

Test + practical exam, active participation in the practical lectures and seminars
Recommended literature
  • BROTZMANN, S. B. Clinical orthopaedic rehabilitation. 1996. St. Louis: C. V. Mosby..
  • ESTON, R., REILLY, T. Kinanthropometry and exercise physiology laboratory manual: Tests, procedures and data. 1996. London: E. & F. N. Spon..
  • Journal:. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation..
  • KOLÁŘ, Pavel. Clinical rehabilitation. Praha: Alena Kobesová, c2013. ISBN 978-80-905438-0-5..
  • O'SULLIVAN, S. B., SCHMITZ, T. J. Improving functional outcomes in physical rehabilitation. 2010. Philadelphia: F. A. Davis Company..
  • PAGE, Phillip, Clare C FRANK a Robert LARDNER. Assessment and treatment of muscle imbalance: the Janda approach. Champaign.: Human Kinetics, [2010]. ISBN 978-0-7360-7400-1..
  • SAHRMANN, S. Diagnosis and treatment of movement impairment syndromes. 2002. St. Louis: Mosby..
  • SMIDT, Gary L. Gait in rehabilitation. New York: Churchill Livingstone, 1990. ISBN 044308663X..
  • VALMASSY, R. L. Clinical biomechanics of the lower extremities. 1995. St. Louis: C. V. Mosby..


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