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Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
School of Health Sciences
Programme of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
02381101 Current Approaches in Physiotherapy 4 Spring 8 2+0+0 5 5
Course Type Elective
Course Cycle Bachelor's (First Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 6 / QF-EHEA: Level 1 / EQF-LLL: Level 6)
Course Language Turkish
Methods and Techniques -
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Prerequisites -
Coordinator Asst. Prof. Kamil YILMAZ
Instructor(s) Asst. Prof. Kamil YILMAZ
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Content
Literatürlerle etkinliği belirlenen ve/veya proje aşamasında olan güncel rehabilitasyon yaklaşımları anlatılacaktır
Objectives of the Course
To know the current approaches to physiotherapy and rehabilitation, to follow up, to learn the current treatment principles.
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses X
Specialization / Field Courses X
Support Courses
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses
Relationships between Course Learning Outcomes and Program Outcomes
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Program Learning Outcomes Level
P1 Uses theoretical and practical knowledge in the fields of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation with sufficient knowledge in the field of basic health and Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation. 1
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No Learning Outcomes Outcome Relationship Measurement Method **
O1 Ability to analyze current developments and treatment methods in the field. P.1.7 1
O2 Ability to express the current and functional tools required for Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation field applications. P.6.1 1
O3 Ability to explain current and functional tools in the field. P.6.2 1
O4 Ability to use up-to-date tools required for Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation field applications. P.6.3 1
O5 Ability to distinguish current treatment methods required for Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation field applications. P.6.5 1
** Written Exam: 1, Oral Exam: 2, Homework: 3, Lab./Exam: 4, Seminar/Presentation: 5, Term Paper: 6, Application: 7
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week Topics
1 Course description, introduction to the course, topics to be covered during the semester, information about the way the course will be taught.
2 Nerve mobilization concept, history, sliding and tension techniques, mechanisms of action of nerve mobilization, application examples.
3 High Intensity Interval Training
4 Current Approaches in Orthopedic Rehabilitation
5 Rehabilitation for Swallowing Disorders
6 Basic Body Awareness Therapy concept, content, neurophysiology, usage areas and effects, application examples.
7 Midterm
8 Dry needling and its history, indications, anatomical structures that can and cannot be applied, contraindications, complications, mechanism of action, application method and duration, application examples.
9 Kinesiologic taping, history, properties of tapes, mechanisms of action, usage areas of kinesiologic taping, contraindications and side effects, application techniques, sample tapings.
10 Blood Flow Restriction Training
11 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
12 Constraining Compulsory Movement Therapy, Upper extremity and lower extremity applications
13 Evidence-Based Exercise
14 Animal Assisted Approaches in Rehabilitation
Textbook or Material
Resources Current literature
Mobilisation of the Nervous System, David Butler, Churchill Livingstone
Effects of basic body awareness therapy on pain, balance and proprioceptive sense in patients with chronic neck pain, Kamil Yılmaz, doktora tezi, Hacettepe Üniversitesi
Bantlama, Gül Baltacı, Hipokrat Kitabevi
Tetik Nokta Tedavisinde Kuru İğneleme, Mustafa Turgut Yıldızgören, Fatih Bağcıer, Hipokrat Kitabevi
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Attendance - -
Practice - -
Course Specific Internship (If Any) - -
Homework - -
Presentation - -
Seminar - -
Quiz - -
Midterms 1 40 (%)
Final Exam 1 60 (%)
Total 100 (%)
ECTS / Working Load Table
Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time 14 2 28
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) 14 6 84
Midterms 1 18 18
Quiz 0 0 0
Homework 0 0 0
Practice 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Workshop 0 0 0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation 0 0 0
Fieldwork 0 0 0
Final Exam 1 20 20
Other 0 0 0
Total Work Load: 150
Total Work Load / 30 5
Course ECTS Credits: 5
Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Learning Outcomes P1 P6
O1 Ability to analyze current developments and treatment methods in the field. 3 -
O2 Ability to express the current and functional tools required for Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation field applications. - 3
O3 Ability to explain current and functional tools in the field. - 3
O4 Ability to use up-to-date tools required for Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation field applications. - 3
O5 Ability to distinguish current treatment methods required for Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation field applications. - 3