Study of physiotherapy ****************************************************************************************** * ****************************************************************************************** What is physiotherapy? Physiotherapy is a subject in a health care area focusing on diagnostics, functional thera system disorders. Through movement and other physiotherapeutic procedures it specifically functions of other systems including mental functions. Who is a physiotherapist? A graduate of the bachelor's and master's study fields of physiotherapy is a "physiotherap acquired the professional competence to perform the profession and is authorized to provid develop, maintain and restore a person's maximum motor and functional abilities. Can help stages of life when their locomotor functions are threatened by age, injury, illness, diso or environmental factors. A physiotherapist helps people to improve their quality of life both physically, emotionally and socially. He is active in the medical field of promotion, treatment, including intervention and rehabilitation in order to return the patient to nor Where is physiotherapy practiced? The physiotherapist's treatment does not include only the physical treatment but also focu medical strategies, supporting the client's well being, supervising and transferring the t other people concerned, managing, teaching and doing research and developing and implement on all local, national and international levels. The physiotherapist works as an independe as well as a member of a health service team in specific hospitals, clinics, physiotherape resorts. Why study physiotherapy programme at UK FTVS (Faculty of Physical Education and Sport of C University)? The Study programme Physiotherapy at UK FTVS is unique for many reasons. There is the long of teaching this subject at the Faculty (since 1982) among all the Medical Faculties of Ch (after 1990). There is a wide clinical background for practical courses. There are dozens all kinds of medical institutions. The Faculty also runs a non-state-owned facility with p services. There is a long list of international partner universities, including prestigiou Europe, United States or Canada, which enable our students to use one of the exchange prog the experience of studying abroad for one or two semesters. Apart from that our students c many branches of sport and sport activities from other study programmes to be used during as a supporting treatment including prevention. The graduates gain the knowledge and skill with our legislation for all Czech universities including the Faculties of Medicine. The Master's study of physiotherapy extends the bachelor's knowledge and skills by specifi methods used by physiotherapists, by determining the differential balance, by applying com physiotherapy procedures to inpatients and outpatients. The Faculty facilities include spe laboratories for the research. Within the Master's programme, students work with scientifi and elaborate a diploma thesis that demonstrates their ability to work in a selected topic scientific procedures. Graduates of the study receive specialized competence to pursue the professional physiotherapist, in full compliance with applicable legislation as well as ot in the Czech Republic, including medical faculties. After completing the study of physioth have the opportunity to continue their doctoral programs in Kinanthropology and Biomechani of Physical Education and Sport. BACHELOR STUDY PROGRAMME, FULL-TIME STUDY The structure of study The Programme offers a 3 year study programme for secondary school with final state exam g programme is divided into 6 semesters and the students take courses in the areas which are for the physiotherapeutic treatment such as biology, anatomy, physiology, pathology, patho biophysics, biomechanics and kinesiology. The courses based on physiotherapy such as Exami Therapeutic Methods in Physiotherapy, Introduction to Rehabilitation, Physical Therapy, Ba others (Internal Medicine, Surgery, Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Gynecology, Neurology, Pediatrics, Geriatrics, Orthotics-Prosthetics) as well as the courses of prophylactic trea Basics of Ergotherapy, Remedial physical education or Adapted PE for Handicaped People for part of the Study programme and also social and other related fields (psychology, pedagogy special pedagogy, social and work rehabilitation, social legislation, ergonomics, basics o statistics and methodology of scientific research). The Study programme puts the emphasis practical skills which are required during the physiotherapeutic procedures and treatment under a specialist supervision at the medical institutions. The curricular internship unde supervision is also a part of the Study programme and is required every year. When the stu ECTS credits he or she takes the Final State Exam including Bachelor Thesis Defense, theor practical medical institution exam. MASTER STUDY PROGRAMME, FULL-TIME STUDY The structure of study The students of this programme are graduates in accredited/ recognized Bachelor study prog physiotherapy in the Czech Republic. The graduates from any university abroad (apart from required to do the process of nostrification. The programme offers a 2 year study programm is divided into 4 semesters and includes subjects which intensify and develop the knowledg gained during Bachelor study programme. The students specialize in at least one specific m in physiotherapy. The essential subjects include: Special Kinesiology, Differential Diagno Chapters in Physiotherapeutic Methods, Applied PNF, Clinical Effectiveness in Physiotherap Chapters from Clinical Subjects, Management in Healthcare, Physiotherapy in Sport, Prevent Physiotherapy, Methodology of Science, Presentation of Results of Scientific Work. The imp every year study is a specialized internship at medical institutions, curricular internshi Colloquium under an expert supervision. When the student gains 120 ECTS credits he or she State Exam including Master Thesis Defense, theoretical exams and practical medical instit