bp4829 Physical therapy III

Faculty of Sports Studies
autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Vladan Toufar (lecturer)
Mgr. Josef Srnec (seminar tutor)
prof. MUDr. Julie Vašků, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Bc. Barbora Kopečková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. MUDr. Julie Vašků, Ph.D.
Department of Physical Activities and Health Sciences – Faculty of Sports Studies
Supplier department: Department of Physical Activities and Health Sciences – Faculty of Sports Studies
Timetable
Thu 25. 9. 18:00–19:40 B11/311, Thu 9. 10. 18:00–19:40 B11/311, Thu 23. 10. 18:00–19:40 B11/311, Thu 6. 11. 18:00–19:40 B11/311, Thu 20. 11. 18:00–19:40 B11/311, Thu 4. 12. 18:00–19:40 B11/311
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
bp4829/01: Mon 7:00–8:40 E34/128 - laboratoř fyzioterapie, except Mon 27. 10. to Fri 31. 10., J. Srnec
bp4829/02: Wed 15:00–16:40 E34/128 - laboratoř fyzioterapie, except Mon 27. 10. to Fri 31. 10., J. Srnec
bp4829/03: Wed 13:00–14:40 E34/128 - laboratoř fyzioterapie, except Mon 27. 10. to Fri 31. 10., J. Srnec
Prerequisites
bp4818 Anatomy II && bp4819 Physiology && bp4824 Biophysics && bp4816 Physical therapy II && bp4820 Physiotherapy in clinical disciplines 1 && bp4822 Kinesiology, Algesiology and Derived Techniques of Diagnostics and Therapy 2 && BOZP_OK(bozp_po_stud) && BOZP_OK(bozp_po_stud_fsps)
Physical therapy II, Physical therapy in practice II, Anatomy II
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main goal of this course is to provide basic knowledge in Physical therapy and its usage in prevention, examination and therapy of musculoskeletal and nervous system influencing all parts of human existence as a part of comprehensive rehabilitation.
It´s important to meet a student with general principles of individual physical therapy parts, physiological or patophysiological organism response on their application and with possibilities of electrotherapy.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to:
- identify and summarize the importance of physical therapy and its role in the development of a short-term rehabilitation plan;
- identify and describe indications and contraindications of mechanotherapeutic, thermotherapeutic, hydrotherapeutic, phototherapeutic and electrotherapeutic physical therapy procedures;
- design and explain the aim of the therapy and with regard to it choose the most appropriate procedure or their combination, including the setting of individual parameters.
Syllabus
  • Lectures:
  • 01. Low-frequency current - Diadynamic current.
  • 02. TENS and its division.
  • 03. TENS with neuromodulation effect and its division.
  • 04. Other types of TENS.
  • 05. Alternating and simultaneous stimulation according to Hufschmidt and Jantsche.
  • 06. Medium-frequency current - classical interference current.
  • 07. Medium-frequency current - isoplanar and dipole vector field.
  • 08. Contactless electrotherapy – low-frequency.
  • 09. Distance electrotherapy.
  • 10. Magnetotherapy.
  • 11. High-frequency current – diathermy therapy.
  • 12. Shortwave diathermy.
  • 13. High-frequency current – ultrashortwave and microwave diathermy.
  • Practical course:
  • 01. Mechanotherapy – manual traction (of shoulder and pelvic girdle, lumbar spine), mechanical traction, couch for autotraction, vacuum compression therapy and ultrasound treatment.
  • 02. Thermotherapy - heat medium different types application.
  • 03. Phototherapy - low level laser therapy, biostimul color therapy, AVS.
  • 04. Electrotherapy - security, principles, an individual positioning, intensity, time and frequency of procedures. Focused placement of electrodes on different body parts (skin, subcutaneus tissue, fascia, muscles, joints, ligaments,...). Electrode polarity, quality and wraps.
  • 05. Application of galvanic current and iontophoresis (principles - protective solutions x layered electrodes, effects, an individual positioning, current density, intensity, time and frequency of procedures). Four-chamber bath with galvanic current (principles, an individual positioning, current density, intensity, time and frequency of procedures).
  • 06. Diadynamic current: general effects, therapeutical effects, methods of applications and indications/contraindications.
  • 07. Träbert´s current – placement of electrods and their polarity focused on the required effect, Farad´s, Neofarad´s, Leduc´s current (security, effects, an individual positioning, current density, intensity, time and frequency of procedures).
  • 08. Medium-Frequency current – Classical Interferential current.
  • 09. TENS treatment (traditional, acupuncture, hyperstimulation mode). Importance of CV mode. Principles, effects, an individual positioning, current density, intensity, time and frequency of procedures.
  • 10. An individual Physical therapy procedures revision.
Literature
    required literature
  • KOLÁŘ, Pavel. Rehabilitace v klinické praxi. Druhé vydání. Praha: Galén, 2020, xxxi, 713. ISBN 9788074925009. info
  • Fyzikální léčebné metody pro praxi. Edited by Leoš Navrátil. 1. vydání. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2019, 199 stran. ISBN 9788027104789. info
  • MOC KRÁLOVÁ, Dagmar. Aplikovaná fyzikální terapie III (Applied physical therapy III). Online. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, p. nestránkováno, 25 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7347-0. URL info
  • MOC KRÁLOVÁ, Dagmar. Fyzikální terapie III (Physical therapy III). Online. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, p. nestránkováno, 34 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7168-1. URL info
  • PODĚBRADSKÝ, Jiří and Radana PODĚBRADSKÁ. Fyzikální terapie - manuál a algoritmy. Praha: Grada Publishing, a.s., 2009, 218 pp. ISBN 978-80-247-2899-5. Webové stránky nakladatelství info
    recommended literature
  • Rehabilitace a fyzikální lékařství, č. 2, Ročník 2, Praha: Česká lékařská společnost J. E. Purkyně, září/1995.
  • ROBERTSON, Val a kol. Electrotherapy Explained. Principles and Practice. 4. edition. Elsevier Ldt. 2006. ISBN 978-0-7506-8843-7.
  • KONEČNÝ, Petr; Jana VYSKOTOVÁ; Barbora KOLÁŘOVÁ; Peter OLŠÁK and Gabriela KREJSTOVÁ. Fyzikální terapie a diagnostika. 1. vydání. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2019, 103 stran. ISBN 9788024454955. info
  • CAPKO, Ján. Základy fyziatrické léčby. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 1998, 394 s. ISBN 8071693413. info
Teaching methods
Lectures: frontal type of education with discussion
Practical course: focused on the right application of thermotherapy, hydrotherapy, electrotherapy and phototherapy with correction of qualified physiotherapist or other practitioner.
Assessment methods
Lectures: pass the final written test. (min 70 %)
Practical course: focused on the right application of physical therapy procedures with correction of qualified physiotherapist or other practitioner.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
http://www.fsps.muni.cz/impact/fyzikalni-terapie-3/
http://www.fsps.muni.cz/impact/fyzikalni-terapie-3/
The course is also listed under the following terms autumn 2022, autumn 2023, autumn 2024.
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