HEAT-LIGHT AND HYDROTHERAPY I

FTR153

Course Code: FTR153
Semester: First Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice: 2 + 1
ECTS: 2

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

First Term (Fall)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Professor Manolya Acar

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

To be able to gain theoretical knowledge and practical skills about hot, cold, heat and light applications used in physiotherapy.
To be able to evaluate the patient before the treatment with heat-light agents and to plan the treatment.
To be able to apply patient-specific treatment approach and interpret treatment responses.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

Thermotherapy, infrared, ultraviolet, laser, fluidotherapy and cryotherapy agents used in physiotherapy and rehabilitation, their physiological effects and application methods will be examined.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction to the course
2^nd Week	Inflammation and healing
3^rd Week	Inflammation and healing
4^th Week	Pain
5^th Week	Mechanism of pain
6^th Week	Heat treatment, physical effects of heat
7^th Week	Light therapy
8^th Week	Physiological effects of superficial heat agents
9^th Week	Midterm, General revision
10^th Week	Infrared
11^th Week	Laser
12^th Week	Ultraviolet
13^th Week	Cryotherapy
14^th Week	Heliotherapy
15^th Week	General revision

Recommended or Required Reading

1. Physical Agents Theory and Practice. (2014) Barbara J Behrens, Holly Beinert, F.A. Davis.
2. Physical Agents in Rehabilitation: An Evidence-Based Approach to Practice, 5th Edition (2017) Michelle H. Cameron.
3. Isı,Işık ve Hidroterapi. In:Prof. Dr. Hülya Harutoğlu editors. Ankara: Hipokrat Publisher (2016).

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Practice
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	50
Total(%)		50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		50
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	0.5	0.5
Preparation for Quiz	0	0	0
Individual or group work	2	1	2
Preparation for Final exam	1	5	5
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	4	4
Laboratory (including preparation)	14	1	14
Final exam	1	0.5	0.5
Homework	0	0	0
Total Work Load			68
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			2.26
ECTS Credit of the Course			2

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1	X	X	X
K2	X	X	X
K3
K4
K5
K6