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  THEORICAL FRAMEWORK OF PHYSIOTHERAPY AND PHYSICAL REHABILITATION
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THEORETICAL PROGRAM
UNITITY I.
GENERAL HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT.
FIRST PART: PRE-SCIENTIFIC THERAPEUTICS. Theme 1.- Primitive man. First forms of physical treatment and functional recovery. 		1.1Studative methodology
1.1.1- Magic and religion in relation to the health-disease process
1.1.2- Agents and physical means in therapeutics.
1.1.3- Therapeutic exercise as a principle of the recovery of bodily function.
Topic 2.- ARCHAIC CIVILIZATIONS. 2.1 EXTINCT: Ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt.
2.2 SURVIVORS: Ancient China and ancient India and pre-Columbian America.
SECOND PART:
TECHNICAL OR SCIENTIFIC THERAPEUTICS.
Theme 3.- Classical Greece and Rome

 3.1 Ancient Greece
3.1,1 - Pre-scientism.
3.1.2- From Myth to Science.
3.1.3 - Physis as a principle of reality. Scientism.
3.1.4- Hypocratism in the health-disease process.
3.2 Ancient Rome. Galenism in the health-disease process.
Topic 4.- Background of physiotherapy and physical rehabilitation in the Middle Ages. 4.1 The High Middle Ages.
4.2 The Late Middle Ages.
Topic 5.- Historical background of physiotherapy and physical rehabilitation during the Renaissance. 5.1 The fifteenth century.
5.2 The sixteenth century.
Topic 6.- Historical background of physiotherapy and physical rehabilitation during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. 6.1 The seventeenth century.
6.2 The eighteenth century.
Topic 7.- Historical background of physiotherapy and physical rehabilitation in the nineteenth century. 7.1 Physiology.
7.2 Famacology.
7.3 Physical agents.
Topic 8.- Background of physiotherapy and physical rehabilitation in the twentieth century. 8.1 The birth of current physiotherapy.
Topic 9.- The institutionalization of physiotherapy in Spain. 9.1 First conceptual contributions.
9.2 The figure of the physiotherapist.
UNIT II. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK OF PHYSIOTHERAPY AND REHABILITATION
Topic 10.- Conceptual analysis and interdiciplinar. 		10.1 Concept of physiotherapy.
10.2 Concept of rehabilitation: physical rehabilitation.
10.3 Concept of occupational therapy.
10.4 Concept of medicine.
10.5 Concept of nursing.

Topic 11.- Physiotherapy as a profession. 		11.1 Definitions of profession.
11.1.1 Psychosocial characteristics of the concept of profession.
11.2 Standards governing the profession of physiotherapist.
11.3 Professional ethics.
11.4 Physiotherapy as a health profession.
Topic 12.- Functions of physiotherapists. Areas for professional practice. Academic framework of physiotherapy. Tools for the academic and professional development of physiotherapy. 12.1 Concept of function, task, activity, action.
12.1.1 General functions of physiotherapists: Care, teaching, research, management.
12.2 Area of knowledge.
12.3 Competences of the degree in physiotherapy.
12.4 Scientific and professional organizations in physiotherapy.
12.4.1 The World Confederation of Physiotherapy.
12.4.2 The Spanish Association of Physiotherapists.
12.4.3 Professional associations.
12.5. Scientific publications and scientific events.
Topic 13.- Physiotherapy as a science. Knowledge. The scientific method. The scientific article. The law. The theory. The model. 13.1 Common knowledge and scientific knowledge.
13.1.1 Branches of science.
13.1.2. Physiotherapy and scientific knowledge. ?
13.2 Origins of the scientific method.
13.2.1 Characteristics of the scientific method.
13.2.2 Phases of the scientific method.
13.2.3 Structure of the scientific article.
UNIT III. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS OF PHYSIOTHERAPY

Topic 14.- Traditional theoretical framework. Current theoretical framework. General theories. Basic theories. Own theories. 		14.1 Scientific theories.
14.1.2 Scientific paradigm shifts.
14.2 General systems theory.
14.3 Theory of basic human needs.
14.4 Basic theories of physiotherapy that start from physics.
14.5 Principles from anatomy.
14.6 Principles from physiology.principles from medicine.
14.7 Physiotherapy as a science of movement
UNIT IV. THE PHYSIOTHERAPEUTIC PROCESS.

Topic 15.- The scientific method and the physiotherapeutic process. Phases of the physiotherapeutic process. Physiotherapy Registration. 		15.1 Baseline data.
15.2 Anamnesis.
15.3 Physical examination.
15.4 Data analysis.
15.5 Formulation of the treatment plan.
15.6 Treatment.
15.7 Evaluation of results.
Topic 16.- The diagnosis. The diagnosis of physiotherapy. 16.1.Concept.
16.2 Characteristics.
16.3 Objective.
13.4 Elaboration.
13.5 Types
Topic 17.- The therapist-patient relationship. 17.1 Concept.
17.1.1 Characteristics.
17.1.2 Types of relationship.
17. 2 Emotional containment in the therapist-patient relationship.
17.3 Consultant-oriented relationship.
17.4 A application of the biopsychosocial model to clinical practice
Topic 18.- Communication in clinical practice. 18.1 Concept.
18.2 Characteristics.
18.3 Types.
18.4 Barriers
18.5 Effects of inadequate communication on the relationship with the patient.
19.- Teamwork. 19.1 Team building process.
19.2 Characteristics of teamwork.
19.3 Advantages of teamwork.
19.4 Difficulties of teamwork
PRACTICAL PROGRAM

Practice 1.-
Search magazines and books for images of relevant historical figures related to physiotherapy and physical rehabilitation, prior to the twentieth century, and selection images and data related to relevant dates and contributions.
 Make presentation
Practice 2.-
Collect from bibliographic sources (magazines, newspapers, newsletters, etc.), related to physiotherapy, news related to the scientific and academic development of physiotherapy in Spain from the beginning of the twentieth century until 1957.
 Make presentation
Practice 3.-
Compile from bibliographic sources (magazines, newspapers, newsletters, etc.), related to physiotherapy, news related to the scientific and academic development of physiotherapy in Spain from 1957 to the present.
 Make presentation
Practice 4.-
Search for definitions of physiotherapy in different geographical areas of the world, and perform a conceptual analysis identifying similarities, differences and complementations. .
 Make presentation
Practice 5.-
Collect the functions of: Nurse, hospital technician, nursing assistant, guard, occupational therapist and podiatrist.
Make presentation
Practice 6.-
Access electronic pages of physiotherapy care centers and analyze the structure, functional organization and equipment of the same. 		Make presentation
Practice 7.-
Collect different clinical records of medicine, nursing and physiotherapy and analyze their structure
 Make presentation
Practice 8.-
Dramatize a clinical interview analyzing its phases, strengths and weaknesses of it.
 Dramatización.
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