Lesson plan / RHEUMATOLOGICAL REHABILITATION

Lesson Information

Course Credit 2.0
Course ECTS Credit 3.0
Teaching Language of Instruction Türkçe
Level of Course Bachelor's Degree, TYYÇ: Level 6, EQF-LLL: Level 6, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of Course Programme Elective
Mode of Delivery Face-to-face
Does the course require compulsory or optional work experience? S
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Purpose and Content

The aim of the course The aim of this course; is to explain the mechanisms of rheumatic diseases, the types of diseases, the reasons for the need for physiotherapy and rehabilitation and the treatment features to the students of the physiotherapy and rehabilitation department and to increase the knowledge and skills that the physiotherapist in the field of rheumatological rehabilitation will need.
Course Content This course covers the following topics: 'Rheumatic disease pathophysiology', 'Evaluation and treatment approaches', 'Preventive services in rehabilitation', 'Disease management and coping process theories', 'Diagnosis and necessary treatment of various rheumatic diseases'.

Weekly Course Subjects

1Overview of rheumatic diseases
2Rheumatic diseases in assessment
3Ache
4Osteoarthritis and rehabilitation
5Rheumatoid arthritis and rehabilitation
6Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and rehabilitation
7Seronegative spondyloarthropathies and Rehabilitation
8Ankylosing spondylitis and rehabilitation
9Midterm
10Fibromyalgia and myofascial pain syndrome
11Connective tissue diseases and rehabilitation I (systemic lupus, and polymyositis eritomotosus)
12Connective tissue diseases and rehabilitation II (dermotomiyozit, scleroderma)
13Polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arthritis and rehabilitation
14Crystal arthropathies (gout and pseudogout), and Behcet's disease and rehabilitation

Resources

1. Ataman Ş. Yalçın P. Romatoloji, Medikal Network Nobel Kitabevi, 2012.
2. Kelley WN. Harris ED. TEXTBOOK OF RHEUMATOLOGY-I, W.B. SAUNDERS COMPANY, 1993.
3. Kelley WN. Harris ED. TEXTBOOK OF RHEUMATOLOGY-II, W.B. SAUNDERS COMPANY, 1993.
4. Dokuztuğ Üçsular F. Romatolojik Hastalıklarda Fizyoterapi Rehabilitasyon, İstanbul Tıp Kitabevi, İstanbul, 2020.