Examining and teaching the causes of balance and gait disorders, which are common in the field of physiotherapy and rehabilitation, and physiotherapy practices.
Course Content
This course contains; Course description, content and operation,Definition of balance, examination of the main factors affecting balance,Control mechanism of balance,Balance types and their relationships with control systems,Balance assessment methods: Clinical evaluation methods,Balance assessment methods: Laboratory analysis methods,Fall risk and its assessment,Gait disorders,Clinical evaluation of walking,balance training,Walking training,Strategies to reduce fall risk,Balance and walking training methods I,Balance and walking training methods II.
Dersin Öğrenme Kazanımları
Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods
Explains the structures responsible for balance
10, 16, 9
A
Defines balance and gait disorders
10, 16, 9
A
Applies physiotherapy methods in balance and gait disorders
1- Shumway-Cook, A., & Woollacott, M. H. (2007). Motor control: translating research into clinical practice. Fifth edition. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2- Güçlü-Gündüz, A., Bilgin, S., Öksüz, Ç., Ertekin, Ö., İyigün, G. (2018). Motor Kontrol Araştırmanın Klinik Uygulamaya Aktarılması. 1. Baskı. Hipokrat Kitapevi, Ankara.
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
No
Program Qualification
Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1
PQ-1. Equipped with adequate, trustworthy and up-to-date knowledge of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation.
X
2
PQ-2. It uses the evaluation methods for healthy, disabled and individuals who require physiotherapy and plans and implements the physiotherapy program.
X
3
PQ-4. Practices using knowledge and skills based on the evidence specific to the field of physiotherapy and rehabilitation.
X
4
PQ-4. For function and independence in the daily life activities of individuals who require physiotherapy and rehabilitation, physiotherapy applications can be carried out using appropriate technology, training and treatment equipment.
X
5
PQ-5. Has the ability to work independently and effectively between disciplinary and interdisciplinary in his professional practices.
X
6
PQ-6. Social responsibility plays a role in consciousness, research, projects and events.
7
PQ-7. Adopt life-time adaptation to new conditions, learning, developing new ideas, attaching importance to quality, and use information sources effectively.
X
8
PQ-8. The developments in physiotherapy and rehabilitation are followed by at least one foreign language.
X
9
PQ-9. Has the ability to communicate verbally and in writing in Turkish.
X
10
PQ-10. Act in accordance with the legislation and professional codes of conduct in cooperation with the relevant disciplines, considering the rights and responsibilities of the task in physiotherapy and rehabilitation applications.
X
Assessment Methods
Contribution Level
Absolute Evaluation
Rate of Midterm Exam to Success
40
Rate of Final Exam to Success
60
Total
100
ECTS / Workload Table
Activities
Number of
Duration(Hour)
Total Workload(Hour)
Course Hours
14
2
28
Guided Problem Solving
14
2
28
Resolution of Homework Problems and Submission as a Report
0
0
0
Term Project
0
0
0
Presentation of Project / Seminar
0
0
0
Quiz
0
0
0
Midterm Exam
1
5
5
General Exam
1
10
10
Performance Task, Maintenance Plan
0
0
0
Total Workload(Hour)
71
Dersin AKTS Kredisi = Toplam İş Yükü (Saat)/30*=(71/30)
2
ECTS of the course: 30 hours of work is counted as 1 ECTS credit.
Detail Informations of the Course
Course Description
Course
Code
Semester
T+P (Hour)
Credit
ECTS
BALANCE and WALKING EDUCATION
-
Spring Semester
2+0
2
2
Course Program
Prerequisites Courses
Recommended Elective Courses
Language of Course
Turkish
Course Level
First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Course Type
Elective
Course Coordinator
Assoc.Prof. Pınar KAYA SARIBAŞ
Name of Lecturer(s)
Lect. Pelin VURAL
Assistant(s)
Aim
Examining and teaching the causes of balance and gait disorders, which are common in the field of physiotherapy and rehabilitation, and physiotherapy practices.
Course Content
This course contains; Course description, content and operation,Definition of balance, examination of the main factors affecting balance,Control mechanism of balance,Balance types and their relationships with control systems,Balance assessment methods: Clinical evaluation methods,Balance assessment methods: Laboratory analysis methods,Fall risk and its assessment,Gait disorders,Clinical evaluation of walking,balance training,Walking training,Strategies to reduce fall risk,Balance and walking training methods I,Balance and walking training methods II.
Dersin Öğrenme Kazanımları
Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods
Explains the structures responsible for balance
10, 16, 9
A
Defines balance and gait disorders
10, 16, 9
A
Applies physiotherapy methods in balance and gait disorders
1- Shumway-Cook, A., & Woollacott, M. H. (2007). Motor control: translating research into clinical practice. Fifth edition. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2- Güçlü-Gündüz, A., Bilgin, S., Öksüz, Ç., Ertekin, Ö., İyigün, G. (2018). Motor Kontrol Araştırmanın Klinik Uygulamaya Aktarılması. 1. Baskı. Hipokrat Kitapevi, Ankara.
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
No
Program Qualification
Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1
PQ-1. Equipped with adequate, trustworthy and up-to-date knowledge of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation.
X
2
PQ-2. It uses the evaluation methods for healthy, disabled and individuals who require physiotherapy and plans and implements the physiotherapy program.
X
3
PQ-4. Practices using knowledge and skills based on the evidence specific to the field of physiotherapy and rehabilitation.
X
4
PQ-4. For function and independence in the daily life activities of individuals who require physiotherapy and rehabilitation, physiotherapy applications can be carried out using appropriate technology, training and treatment equipment.
X
5
PQ-5. Has the ability to work independently and effectively between disciplinary and interdisciplinary in his professional practices.
X
6
PQ-6. Social responsibility plays a role in consciousness, research, projects and events.
7
PQ-7. Adopt life-time adaptation to new conditions, learning, developing new ideas, attaching importance to quality, and use information sources effectively.
X
8
PQ-8. The developments in physiotherapy and rehabilitation are followed by at least one foreign language.
X
9
PQ-9. Has the ability to communicate verbally and in writing in Turkish.
X
10
PQ-10. Act in accordance with the legislation and professional codes of conduct in cooperation with the relevant disciplines, considering the rights and responsibilities of the task in physiotherapy and rehabilitation applications.
