The students will:
- know and recognize age-related physical, mental and social changes
- identify health promoting and jeopardizing factors related to aging client's life situation
- know the effects of neurological diseases on aging client's functional capacity
- understand how exercise affects the aging person's organism
- understand common disorders, traumas and diseases in aged person's bodily systems and know about the effects of the respective medication
-recognize how pain affects the aging person's functional capacity and take into consideration pain in physiotherapy
- apply a variety of examination methods to assess aging people's functional capacity and independent coping
- learn to draw concusions based on the assessment of the aging person's functional capacity
- know how to appropriately plan and implement physiotherapy methods for aging clients
-learn to apply various forms of exercise in practical guidance situations to meet the needs of aging clients
- advise aging clients on the choice, availability and use of assistive aids
-learn to contribute to the work of multi-professional rehabilitation teams as experts of their own field
- learn to pay attention to universal accessibility when planning environments and apply ergonomics to meet human needs
- learn to apply welfare technology when counselling aged clients and their families
- learn to apply a qualitative research approach
Student's Workload
Will be announced at the beginning of the course.
Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses
No previous studies are required.
Contents
- Physical, mental and social changes in aging
- Impairment of cardiovascular, respiratory, musculoskeletal, sensory and neuromuscular systems and the respective effects on the aging people's functional capacity
- Impact of neurological disorders on aging people's functional capacity
- Health promotion and aging
- Exercise for aging clients
- Training aging clients' motor skills with focus on the sensory channels
- Paying attention to the effects of medication in physiotherapy
- Assessment methods for aging clients' functional capacity and independent coping
- Physiotherapy in the alleviation of pain and promotion of function
- Assistive aids for aging people
- Assessing free accessibility of the environment
- Qualitative research
- R & D activity
- International expert lecture and practical exercises
Recommended or Required Reading
Students will receive a reading list.
Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods