Master's Degree in Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation with Thesis

Course Code	Course Name	Year	Period	Semester	T+A+L	Credit	ECTS
84311115	Advanced Electrotherapy	2026	Autumn	1	3+0+0	7,5	7,5

Course Type	Elective
Course Cycle	Master's (Second Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 7 / QF-EHEA: Level 2 / EQF-LLL: Level 7)
Course Language	Turkish
Methods and Techniques	-
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face
Prerequisites	-
Coordinator	-
Instructor(s)	Asst. Prof. Büşra ALKAN
Instructor Assistant(s)	-

Name and Surname	Room	E-Mail Address	Internal	Meeting Hours
Asst. Prof. Büşra ALKAN	B-228	[email protected]	7359	Tuesday 16:00

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Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses

Week	Topics
1	Introduction to Advanced Electrotherapy: Electrical Properties of Biological Tissues, Membrane Electrophysiology, and Excitability
2	Biophysical Principles of Electrical Stimulation: Waveforms, Current Characteristics, Electrode-Tissue Interaction, and Current Density
3	Electrical Stimulation Parameters and Dose-Response Relationships: Amplitude, Pulse Duration, Frequency, Duty Cycle, and Parameter Interactions
4	Electrical Excitability of Nerve and Muscle: Strength-Duration Relationship, Rheobase, Chronaxie, Motor Unit Activation, and Neuromuscular Responses
5	Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES): Muscle Strength, Motor Unit Activation, Muscle Fatigue, and Optimization of Stimulation Parameters
6	Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES): Effects on Motor Control, Functional Activity, and Neuroplasticity
7	Electrical Stimulation for Pain Modulation: TENS, Peripheral and Central Mechanisms, Parameter Selection, and Current Evidence
8	Midterm
9	Electrical Stimulation in Denervation and Peripheral Nerve Injuries: Electrophysiological Changes, Reinnervation, and Current Approaches
10	Advanced Electrotherapy Approaches in Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation - Current Article and Case Analysis
11	NMES and FES in Neurological Rehabilitation: Stroke, Spinal Cord Injury, and Other Neurological Conditions - Current Article Analysis
13	Electrical Stimulation in Cardiopulmonary and Critically Ill Patient Rehabilitation - Analysis of Current Evidence
14	Evidence-Based Electrotherapy: Critical Appraisal of Systematic Reviews and Clinical Research and Case-Based Clinical Decision-Making
15	General Review and Case-Based Clinical Problem Solving

Resources	Watson, T., & Nussbaum, E. L. (Eds.). (2020). Electrophysical agents: Evidence-based practice (13th ed.). Elsevier
	Karaca, A. (2025). Nöromüsküler ve fonksiyonel elektriksel stimülasyon. In S. Yaman & H. Yılmaz (Eds.), Biyofiziksel perspektifle fizik tedavi modaliteleri (pp. 93–104). Akademisyen Kitabevi.

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