Curricular Unit:			Code:
Clinical Education III			1025EC3
Year:	Level:	Course:	Credits:
3	Undergraduate	Physiotherapy	6 ects
Learning Period:		Language of Instruction:	Total Hours:
		Portuguese	78
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
The clinical practice’s III aim is to develop in the student skills and the ability of good physiotherapy care, enclosing the patient/client, the family and the community. The aim is also to accurately select and execute the different techniques related to the subjects approached, in each clinical case identifying the indications and counter-indications of the selected techniques and develop a professional identity.
Syllabus:
a. Patient general care b. Neuromuscular-Skeletal examination (goniometry, muscle testing, postural analysis and ergonomics, gait analysis, sensory evaluation, assessment of tone, evaluation according to various methods: Cyriax, Maitland, Mulligan, Bobath concept) c. Clinical intervention of therapeutic modalities including therapeutic exercise, corresponding to syllabus taught to date d. Education and counseling of the patient / client and family e. Participation in working with a multidisciplinary team f. Preparation of an updated document in written form – practice dossier that includes reports of patient / client g. Participation in training activities in Fernando Pessoa Pedagogical Clinic and other educational institutions outside
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
The practical demonstration and training of the various evaluation techniques and procedures related to the clinical content, allows them to develop skills of technical implementation and development of different intervention strategies and to develop the ability to further identify, in real context, what are the best practices to be performed on the patient by formulating an appropriate clinical reasoning.
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
The final grade will represent the student’s performance in the clinical practice setting (40%), the final clinical report of the patients (45%) and the presentation of a case study (15%).
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
The clinical intervention will be in different case studies in order to allow the acquisition by the student of theoretical and practical knowledge of the specific principles, terminology, anatomy, biomechanics and physiology learned.
Reading:
Petty, N.J. (2007). Exame e avaliação neuro-músculo-esquelética : um manual para terapeutas 3ª ed. Loures : Lusodidacta. Petty, N.J. e Moore, A.P. (2008). Princípios de intervenção e tratamento do sistema neuro-músculo-esquelético : um guia para terapeutas. Loures: Lusodidacta. Artigos Científicos