Entry requirements

Admission to the course requires:

* a pass in all courses of semesters 1 and 2

* a pas in the course Physiotherapy III, 3PT031

* passed clinical placement in the course Physiotherapy IVa, 3PT041

Moreover, all previous courses of the program must be completed.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course, the student should be able to:

1. Account for aetiology and clinical guidelines with respect to pain and commonly occurring neuromusculoskeletal disabilities as well as mental illness.

2. Independently analyse, evaluate, plan and implement physiotherapeutic measures from a biopsychosocial perspective for pain, neuromusculoskeletal disabilities as well as mental illness.

3. Explain, identify and evaluate biomedical and psychosocial prognostic risk factors and also examine life style factors.

4. Apply basic methods and manual techniques for examination and treatment of patients with pain and neuromusculoskeletal disabilities.

5. Independently analyse and evaluate physiotherapeutic measures through clinical reflection and also identify and justify the need for additional knowledge.

6. Reflect on own values and attitudes as well as apply a basic professional approach considering age and diversity.

7. Apply a risk preventive, patient safe and ergonomic working method.

8. Analyse and evaluate physical and psychosocial work environment on individual and organisational level.

9. Interact and communicate with the patient/client, the relatives and other health care providers, and also identify the need for efforts from other health care providers.

Content

• Aetiology and clinical guidelines regarding pain, common neuro-musculoskeletal disabilities as well as mental illness
• Methods and manual technologies for examination and treatment of pain and commonly occurring neuromusculoskeletal disabilities
• Application of the Physiotherapy model for clinical reasoning on individuals with pain, neuromusculoskeletal disabilities as well as mental illness
• Biomedical and psychosocial prognostic risk factors
• Clinical placement
• Written report on clinical placement education
• Work place visits, risk and repetitive strain analysis as well as action plan
• Advanced assignment on exercise when having a specific neuromusculoskeletal pain condition and/or mental illness.

Instruction

The course is given in the form of lectures, workshops, seminars, own work and individual supervision in clinical placement.

The contents of the lectures constitute basis for examination, also in those cases when the lectures do not require compulsory attendance.

Assessment

Passing the course requires:

Active participation in seminars (assesses aims 1, 2, 3 , 4 and 8)

Passed practical examination (assesses aim 4)

Passed written examination (assesses aims 1, 2 and 3)

Passed oral/practical examination (assesses aims 1, 2 and 4)

Clinical placement (assesses aims 1-9),

Students who have failed the examination have the right to undergo renewed examination further 4 times (=totalt 5 the examination occasions). If special circumstances apply, the programme committee can admit additional examination. Each time the student participates in an examination is counted as one examination attempt. Submission of a so-called blank exam is counted as an examination attempt. The student has right to request a change of examiner after two failed examinations.

Students who fail their practical placement (VFU) have the right to repeat it once (= a total of 2 occasions). If there are special reasons, the program committee may allow another opportunity.

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the University's disability coordinator.