Curricular Unit:Code:
Balance and Control of Posture1032ECOP
Year:Level:Course:Credits:
1MasterPhysiotherapy (Physiotherapy Elderly)6 ects
Learning Period:Language of Instruction:Total Hours:
Portuguese/English78
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
Students should demonstrate knowledge to perform a detailed study of normal and pathological biomechanics of the human body.
Apply the acquired knowledge in new contexts and situations within different sports practices, integrating this knowledge in order to deal with more complex issues.
Integrate knowledge and apply them in clinical practice and self - directed and autonomous research.
Syllabus:
1. Introduction to Balance
2. Balance components
3. Factors that contribute to stability
4. Selecting balance strategies
5. Angular kinetics
6. Sensorial mechanisms related to postural control
7. Assessment in Balance
8. Guidelines for balance training.
9. Neuromusculoskeletal evaluation
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
The contents are defined in terms of objectives and competencies to be acquired by the students. The syllabus includes the main multiobjective approaches and specific techniques for evaluation and specific treatment which give students tools for evaluation and treatment in the field biomechanics, balance and postural control, and specific balance and postural control in elderly people.
The demonstration of consistency between the objectives of the course and the syllabus is divided between the practical component (recognize, identify, apply, develop, etc.) and the knowledge and understanding of the theoretical content.
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
The student should be able to integrate and relate the learned concepts and apply them in different practical situations. Should also recognize, select and integrate the concepts acquired in clinical practice and self - directed and autonomous research.
Evaluation system:Assessment will be continuous and periodic.
Contribute to the ongoing evaluation parameters such as attendance, interest and how to participate in the course and demonstrated in the resolution of analytical work and research.
Periodic evaluation will consist of a theoretical writing assessment and an individual work. The timing of this assessment will be defined by the coordination cabinet. The lack or withdrawal at any evaluation implies a grade of zero values in this test. The assessment focuses on the program taught until the time of trial.
The student is considered “approved” in the course with the rank equal to or higher than 10.
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
Teaching methodologies to apply this CU are guided primarily by the adoption of teaching / learning strategies, student-centered. These aim generally establish learning environments based on the study and individual student work as well as critical thinking and teamwork in an integrated clinical team. The demonstration of the consistency of teaching methodologies with the objective of the course is based on the belief that the classroom is for the student, his laboratory space, for individual experimentation and activities development, beyond communication and context sharing in clinical and class channel. Cognitive skills are developed through participatory exposure and problem solving. Communication skills are acquired through group dynamics and oral presentations.
Reading:
1. Herman, Susan (2002). Reabilitação vestibular. Baruaeri: Manole.
2. Shepard, Neil (1996). Pratical management of the balance disorder patient. San Diedo, Thomson Learning. Roger Bartlett (2007).
3. Brinckmann, Paul, Frobin, Wolfgang; Leivseth, Gunnar (2002). Musculoeskeletal biomechanics.Thieme.
4. Artigos Cientificos