| Total hours: | 140 |
|---|---|
| Theory: | 120 |
| Practical: | 20 |
| Total Hours/ Week: | 4-5 |
| Lecture: | 3 hours /week |
| Practicals: | 2 hours/ week |
| Seminars/ Tutorials: | 1 Hour/ week |
| Method of Assessment: | Written, Oral, Practical |
THEORY :140 hours
- 1.Evaluation, interpretation of investigations & functional diagnosis (ICF) withappropriate clinical reasoning for planning & implementation of managementtechniques.2. Planning, Prescription & Implementation of short term & long term goals withclinical reasoning.3. Documentation.4. Different physiotherapeutic techniques for functional restoration/ maintenance and prevention of disability. 5. Different electro therapeutic techniques for relief of acute and chronic pain, swelling,wound healing, re-education with clinical reasoning.6. Different physio therapeutic techniques to improve/maintain muscle performance 7.Different physiotherapeutic techniques to increase joint mobility.8. Different physiotherapeutic strategies for correction / maintenance of good posture.9. Different physiotherapeutic strategies to improve efficiency and safety of gait pattern.10.Prescription of appropriate orthotic & prosthetic devices & fabrication of simpletemporary splints.11. Appropriate Home Program & Ergonomic advice for preventive measures &Functional efficiency at home & work place. Physiotherapy approach in traumatology:Definition of fracture, classification of fracture, signs and symptoms of fracture,healing process of fracture, factors affecting healing, methods of reduction,complications of fracture. Physiotherapy assessment in fracture cases:Principles of PT management in fractures – Guidelines for fracture treatment during period of immobilization and guidelines for treatment after immobilization period Physiotherapy assessment and management of upper limb fractures and dislocations, lower limb fractures and dislocations including pelvis and spinal fractures. Physiotherapy assessment & management of soft tissue injury:Contusion, sprains, strains, ruptures. Physiotherapy assessment & management of degenerative conditions:Osteoarthritis (OA) with emphasize on Knee, Hip and Hand cervical spondylosis,lumbar spondylosis. Physiotherapy assessment & management of inflammatory conditions:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ankylosing spondylitis (AS), Still’s disease, gout,periarthritis, bursitis, synovitis, capsulitis, tendinitis, tenosynovitis, fasciitis, Osgood Schlatter disease. Physiotherapy assessment and management of infective Conditions:Tuberculosis (TB) of spine and other major joints, osteomyelitis, pyogenic arthritis,septic arthritis. Physiotherapy assessment & management of congenital and acquired deformities:Congenital – CTEV, CDH, Torticollis, pesplanus, pescavus, Sprengel’s scapula,Madelung’s deformity.Acquired: scoliosis, kyphosis, coxavara, genu varum, valgum and recurvatum, wry Neck. Physiotherapy assessment & management of spinal conditions: Spondylolisthesis, Spinal canal stenosis, Spondylolysis, Intervertebral disc prolapse,Sacro-iliac joint dysfunction, Coccydynia Sacralisation, Lumbarisation, Spina bifida occulta. Physiotherapy assessment & management of amputations:Definition, indications, types, levels of amputation of lower and upper extremities, pre and post operative assessment and management with emphasize on stump care and bandaging, pre and post prosthetic training and complete rehabilitation. . Rehabilitation of patient with orthopedic surgery: Pre and post operative management of arthroplasty of all major joints, girdle stone arthroplasty, arthrodesis, arthroscopy, osteotomy, re-attachment of limb Physiotherapy assessment & management of re-constructive surgery Cerebral Palsy, poliomyelitis, leprosy.Physiotherapy assessment & management of hand injury.Physiotherapy assessment & management of metabolic and hormonal disorders of the bone tissue Osteoporosis, rickets, osteomalacia. Physiotherapy assessment & management of miscellaneous orthopaedic conditions:Mallet finger, trigger finger, Dequerian’s disease, metatarsalgia, hallux valgus,Dupuytren’s contracture, thoracic outlet syndrome, chondromalacia patellae, ganglion, tennis elbow, plantar fasciitis. Sports Medicine:Introduction & classification of sports injury Aetiological factors, Prevention of sports injury, Frequency and site of injury,Investigation and assessment in sports injury . Management of sports injuries:Pharmacology in sports,Rehabilitation in sports