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Grao en Fisioterapia
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  FISIOTERAPIA XERAL
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MÓDULO I MASOTHERAPY AND OTHER THERAPIES

-Unidad 1. Masotherapy and other therapies

TEMA 1. Masotherapy 		History of masotherapy.
Efects.
Modalities of application.
Indications and contraindications.
TEMA 2. Magnetotherapy Definition
Efects.
Parámeters.
Indications and contraindications.
TEMA 3. Hidrotherapy and balneotherapy Concept and general topics.
Types of water, physical-chemistry principles
Modalities of application
Efects
Indications of contraindications
TEMA 4. Climatotherapy and talasotherapy Concept and general topics.
Types of climates.
Efects
Indications of contraindication
TEMA 5. Termotherapy and criotherapy Concept and general principles.
Modalities of application
Efects
Indications and contraindications
TEMA 6. Fototerapia Concept and general principles.
Modalities of application
Efects
Indications and contraindications
TEMA 7. Ohter therapies. Vibrotherapy. Concept and general topics.
Modalities of application
Efects
Indications and contraindications
PRACTICAL LESONS. MASOTHERAPY AND OTHER THERAPIES
1.- Masotherapy
2.- Magnherapy
4.-Termotherapy
5.-Criotherapy
6.-Phototherapy
 Description of the machines
Description of the applicacion protocols.
To apply the technics.
II: Electrotherapy and ultrasonotherapy. Professor: Alicia Martínez Rodríguez.

UNIT 1. Electrotherapy and ultrasonotherapy bases.

TEMA 1. Introduction and main points.
Therapeutic use of the electrical and sound phisical agents.
Context of the intervention in the biopsicosocial model.
THEME 2. Electrotherapy and ultrasonotherapy principles. Electromagnetic spectrum.
Main paramenters of the electromagnetic currents.
Mechanical waves: ultrasound physical principles.
TEMA 3. Clasification of electrical and electromagnetical currents for clinical use.:low frequency, medium frequency and high frequency currents.
Definition of electrotherapy.
Clasification: polarity; continuity/pulsed (direct, altern or pulsed current).Other parameters to clasify the currents:
specific denomination
frequency of the current; ow frequency, medium frequency and high frequency currents.
UNIT 2. Electrotherapy: low frequency, medium frequency and high frequency currents.

TEMA 4. Galvanic current. Low frequency pulsed currents I (diadinamics, Träbert). 		Physical characteristics
Efects.
Main parameters.
Perfonmance.
Indications and contraindications.
TEMA 5. Low frequency pulsed currents II: analgesic and healing (microcurrents, high voltage and TENS). Iontophoresis.
TEMA 6. Low frequency pulsed currents III: strengthening.
TEMA 7: Medium frequency currents: Interferencial currents, Russian currents and Aussie currents.
TEMA 8: High frequency currents: shortwave and microwave. 		Physical characteristics
Efects.
Main parameters.
Perfonmance.
Indications and contraindications.

UNIT 3. Ultrasonotherapy

TEMA 9: Ultrasounds and combined therapy (ultrasound-electrical currents).
Physical characteristics
Efects.
Main parameters.
Perfonmance.
Indications and contraindications.

PRACTICAL LESSONS

1. Physical bases, electrodes, conections body positioin and performance.
2. Galvanic current, diadiinamics and Trabert. Iontophoresis.
3. Low frequency currents analgesic effect I- TENS
4. Low frequency currents analgesic effect II - high voltage.
5. Low frequency currents strenghtening effect (NMES I)
6. Medium frequency currents analgesic effect (Interferencial currents)
7. Medium frequency currents for strenghtening (NMES II)
8. High frequency currents I- short-wave
9. High frequency currents II- microwave
10. Ultrasound I
11. Ultrasound II 		Machine description and taking care of the matherials.
Protocol description.
Doing the practices.
Clean and tidy the used matherials.
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