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Course: Therapy of the Hand

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Course title Therapy of the Hand
Course code FYT/PTB34
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Vyskotová Jana, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Mikula Ondrej, Bc.
Course content
Topics of practical lectures: 1.Hand as a functional unit of the upper limb. 2.Forms, examination and grip testing. 3.Damage to the tendon apparatus of the hand. 4.Rehabilitation of individual clinical units. 5.Basic functional kinesiology of the hands of patients after spinal trauma, CP, CMP. 6.Differential diagnosis in the wrist area and CMC joint instability. 7.Peripheral upper limb paresis and surgical reconstruction.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to provide a basic overview of kinesiology and pathogenesis of the hand, differential diagnosis, hand rehabilitation in the context of the upper limb and familiarization with the basic splinting techniques of the upper limb acre.
Students will acquire basic theoretical knowledge and practical skills needed to perform specific hand and the upper limb therapy after traumatological, rheumatological and neurological disabilities.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Oral examination from the knowledge acquired.
Recommended literature
  • Carr, J. H., & Shepherd, R. B. (2000). Neurological rehabilitation: optimizing motor performance. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann.
  • COOPER, Cynthia. (2007). Fundamentals of hand therapy: clinical reasoning and treatment guidelines for common diagnoses of the upper extremity. St. Louis: Mosby Elsevier.
  • CURTIN, Michael, Matthew MOLINEUX a Jo-Anne WEBB. (2009). OccupationalTherapy and Physical Dysfunction. Churchill Livingstone.
  • Frost, R. (2013). Applied Kinesiology: A Training Manual and Reference Book of Basic Principles and Practices. Berkeley: North Atlantic Books.
  • KEOUGH, Jeremy , Susan SAIN, Carolyn ROLLER. (2017). Kinesiology for the Occupational Therapy Assistant: Essential Components of Function and Movement. Slack.
  • Latella, D., Meriano, C. (2003). Occupational Therapy Manual for the Evaluation of Range of Motion and Muscle Strength.
  • LUSARDI, Michelle M., Milagros JORGE a Caroline C. NIELSEN. (2013). Orthotics & prosthetics in rehabilitation. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Saunders.
  • McMILLAN, Ian a Gail CARIN-LEVY. (2012). Tyldesley and Grieve's Muscles, Nerves and Movement in Human Occupation. John Wiley & Sons.
  • RYBSKI, Melinda. (2004). Kinesiology for occupational therapy. Thorofare, NJ: Slack.
  • SHUMWAY-COOK, Anne a Marjorie H. WOOLLACOTT. (2012). Motor control: translating research into clinical practice.
  • VIOLANTE, Francesco, Asa KILBOM, T. J. ARMSTRONG. (2000). Occupational Ergonomics: Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Upper Limb and Back. London: CRC Press.


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): Physiotherapy (2019) Category: Health service 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 01.05.2025 23:59. Data created for academic year 2024/2025