LF:BFFT0341c Physiotherapy I -p - Course Information
BFFT0341c Physiotherapy I - practice
Faculty of Medicineautumn 2025
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching - Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Jaroslava Přibylová Pochmonová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
- Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Jaroslava Přibylová Pochmonová, Ph.D.
Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation – Departments of Non-medical Branches – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Mgr. Leona Dunklerová
Supplier department: Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation – Departments of Non-medical Branches – Faculty of Medicine - Prerequisites (in Czech)
- BFFI0222c Biophysics, Informatics II && BFUL0222p Introduction to phys.therapy 2 && BFRP0221c Propedeutics of Rehabilitation && BKFY0222p Physiology II - lecture
- 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
- Physiotherapy (Eng.) (programme LF, B-SZ)
- Physiotherapy (programme LF, B-FYZI)
- Physiotherapy (programme LF, B-SZ)
- Physiotherapy (programme LF, B-PHYSI)
- Course objectives
- The aim of the course is to acquire knowledge and skills for the application of galvanotherapy, low-frequency and medium-frequency electrotherapy and therapeutic ultrasound.
- Learning outcomes
- After completing the course, the student will be able to practically apply galvanic current, iontophoresis, diadynamics, classical analgesic currents, medium frequency currents, TENS and therapeutic ultrasound.
- Syllabus
- Principles of electrotherapy application, work safety.
- Galvanotherapy. Iontophoresis.
- Diadynamics - LP, CP.
- Diadynamics - cocktails.
- Classical analgesic currents - Träbert currents.
- Low-frequency currents.
- Medium-frequency currents - bipolar application.
- Medium-frequency currents - terapolar application.
- TENS - conventional.
- TENS - burst.
- Therapeutic ultrasound.
- Literature
- required literature
- PODĚBRADSKÝ, Jiří and Radana JESENICKÁ. Fyzikální terapie : manuál a algoritmy. Praha: Grada, 2009, 200 s. ISBN 9788024728995. info
- recommended literature
- JANDOVÁ, Dobroslava. Balneologie. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2009, xvi, 404. ISBN 9788024728209. info
- not specified
- PODĚBRADSKÝ, Jiří and Ivan VAŘEKA. Fyzikální terapie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 1998, 264 s. ISBN 8071696617. info
- 30. PODĚBRADSKÝ, J. - VAŘEKA, I. Fyzikální terapie II. 1. vyd. Praha : Grada, 1998. 171 s. ISBN 80-7169-661-7
- Teaching methods
- exercise
- Assessment methods
- Theoretical - test on contraindications to electrotherapy, ultrasound and physical therapy in general
Practical exam on physical therapy applications taught during the semester
During the semester, the student takes a short (5 minute) test on the currently covered material at the beginning of each exercise. The condition for successful completion of the course is to write at least 80% of these tests with a score of at least 60%. An unsuccessful test can be replaced by a short seminar paper on the topic of the knowledge not mastered. - Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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