Manual Osteopathic Therapy
Code: 103010 ECTS Credits: 6| Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2500892 Physiotherapy | OT | 4 | 2 |
Contact
- Name:
- Iņaki Diez Tendero
- Email:
- inaki.diez@uab.cat
Teaching groups languages
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Teachers
- Jose Casimiro Moran
- Iņaki Diez Tendero
Prerequisites
Be enrolled in the subject and have completed and passed all the subjects of the previous three courses
Objectives and Contextualisation
It is intended that the student acquire theoretical-practical knowledge about the evaluation, the various osteopathic treatment techniques and the different fields in which they can act.
Through the practices carried out in class, it is intended to provide the student with a certain manual dexterity of the different techniques, effectiveness and efficiency when examining and managing the patient, and skill in applying the osteopathic concept so that in their clinical practice it is the effective as possible within certain security parameters.
It is essential that the student finally learns the basic concepts of osteopathy, such as the globality of the human body, the principles of osteopathy, the neurophysiological mechanisms and the fields of action, and that he knows the origin, the founder and the different derived currents. of this type of alternative manual medicine.
Competences
- Act with ethical responsibility and respect for fundamental rights and duties, diversity and democratic values.
- Design the physiotherapy intervention plan in accordance with the criteria of appropriateness, validity and efficiency.
- Display critical reasoning skills.
- Display knowledge of the morphology, physiology, pathology and conduct of both healthy and sick people, in the natural and social environment.
- Evaluate the functional state of the patient, considering the physical, psychological and social aspects.
- Make changes to methods and processes in the area of knowledge in order to provide innovative responses to society's needs and demands.
- Solve problems.
- Take account of social, economic and environmental impacts when operating within one's own area of knowledge.
- Take sex- or gender-based inequalities into consideration when operating within one's own area of knowledge.
- Work in teams.
Learning Outcomes
- Analyse a situation and identify its points for improvement.
- Communicate using language that is not sexist.
- Consider how gender stereotypes and roles impinge on the exercise of the profession.
- Critically analyse the principles, values and procedures that govern the exercise of the profession.
- Describe and apply physiotherapy assessment procedures to the disorders that affect muscle chains, the movement of the nervous system in relation to itself and to its surroundings, and the joints as seen from an osteopathic perspective, with the aim of determining the degree of damage to the musculoskeletal system and its possible functional repercussions.
- Display critical reasoning skills.
- Enumerate the different types of of material and apparatus used in physiotherapy treatment, according to the specific methods of muscle chains, neurodynamics and osteopathic manual therapy applied to the treatment of the musculoskeletal system.
- Explain the physiopathological mechanisms of the disorders that affect the muscle chains, the movement of the nervous system in relation to itself and to its surroundings, and the joints as seen from an osteopathic perspective.
- Identify situations in which a change or improvement is needed.
- Identify the social, economic and environmental implications of academic and professional activities within one?s own area of knowledge.
- Propose new methods or well-founded alternative solutions.
- Propose new ways to measure success or failure when implementing innovative proposals or ideas.
- Propose projects and actions that incorporate the gender perspective.
- Solve problems.
- Weigh up the impact of any long- or short-term difficulty, harm or discrimination that could be caused to certain persons or groups by the actions or projects.
- Weigh up the risks and opportunities of suggestions for improvement: one's own and those of others.
- Work in teams.
Content
Block of history and principles of osteopathy
- History of osteopathy
- Definition and fields of action (structural, visceral, cranio-sacral)
- Definition of osteopathic principles
- Definition of osteopathic reasoning
Block of physiological bases of osteopathy
- Neurophysiological concepts
- Central facilitation
- Concept of somatic dysfunction
- The somato-visceral and viscero-somatic reflexes
- Neurophysiological effects of spinal manipulation
- Effects of manipulation on central facilitation
Structural osteopathy block
- Applied biomechanics of the spine: cervical, dorsal, lumbar and pelvis
- Exploration and assessment of the peripheral musculoskeletal system
- Osteopathic techniques of the peripheral musculoskeletal system
- Exploration and assessment of the spine: cervical, thoracic, lumbar and pelvis
- Osteopathic techniques of the spine: cervical, dorsal, lumbar and pelvis
Visceral osteopathy block
- Visceral osteopathic pathophysiology
- Tests and visceral osteopathic treatment
- Somato-visceral and viscero-visceral dysfunctions
Cranial osteopathy block
- Generalities of the craniosacral system
- Functions of the craniosacral system
- Principles of the cranial approach
Methodology
The subject will be taught through theoretical classes and laboratory practices.
The interaction and/or participation of the student will be important, as part of the continuous evaluation. The students must practice among themselves with a prior explanation and demonstration by the teacher. It is essential to go with comfortable clothes and a towel / size for each bunk.
Note: 15 minutes of a class will be reserved, within the schedule established by the center or the degree, for the completion by the student of the surveys to assess the performance of the teaching staff and for the evaluation of the subject/module.
Laboratory practices are mandatory.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Activities
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| Laboratory practices | 20 | 0.8 | 5, 7, 6, 17 |
| Theory | 25 | 1 | 5, 7, 8 |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Personal study | 50 | 2 | 5, 7, 8, 6, 14, 17 |
| Preparation of works | 25 | 1 | 5, 7, 8, 6, 14, 17 |
| Reading articles and interesting reports | 30 | 1.2 | 5, 7, 6, 14, 17 |
Assessment
Single assessment
This subject does not provide the single assessment system
The evaluation system will consist of:
Written assessment (30%): completion of a multiple choice written test, with a global weight of 30% of the final mark and with a maximum duration of 2 hours. A total of 80 questions will be asked, with four possible answers, and only one correct answer, on the matter taught in the theoretical and theoretical-practical classes. Wrong answers deduct 0.1 points from a question.
Practical evaluation (50%): there will be a practical test in which the student will have to demonstrate their abilities in the application of different techniques, both for evaluation and treatment. The exam will be done in pairs (15 min per couple). Each student will have to demonstrate 3 techniques/assessments that have been done in class and will be chosen at random.
Anamnesis simulation (20%): Consists of simulating a first visit with a real patient. The following will be valued: the ability to extract relevant information, the application of osteopathic reasoning both in the exploration and in the elaboration of the proper treatment of the first visit and subsequent visits.
To pass the subject, these conditions on continuous assessment must be met:
-Pass the theoretical and practical exam and the written exercise with a minimum of 5 points out of 10 possible.
-Having attended 100% of practical classes. In case of justified absences, it will be possible to recover through additional work.
-Active participation in class.
-If the student does not take any evaluation test, this subject will be recorded in the minutes as non-assessable.
-Students who have not passed one of the parts of the subject in the continuous assessment may take a recovery exam where the maximum grade will be 6.
-For ERASMUS students, the same criteria and the same evaluation methodology will be applied as the students enrolled in the subject.
Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anamnesi writing exercice | 20% | 0 | 0 | 4, 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 10, 9, 16, 11, 12, 13, 6, 14, 17, 3, 15 |
| Practical type evaluation | 50% | 0 | 0 | 4, 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 10, 9, 16, 11, 12, 13, 6, 14, 17, 3, 15 |
| Written evaluation with objective test | 30% | 0 | 0 | 5, 7, 8, 6, 14 |
Bibliography
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2. BARRAL, J.P. Manipulaciones viscerales 2. Ed Elsevier Masson, 2009
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11. TORRES, R. La columna cervical, síndromes clínicos y su tratamiento manipulativo. Ed Panamericana, 2008.
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16. FRYER, G. Muscle energy technique: An evidence-informed approach. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijosm.2010.04.004
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18 FRYER, G. Paraspinal musclesand intervertebral dysfunction: part one. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmpt.2004.02.006
19 FRYER, G. Paraspinal muscles and intervertebral dysfunction: part two. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmpt.2004.04.008
20. D'Alessandro, G. Sensitization and Interoception as Key Neurological Concepts in Osteopathy and Other Manual Medicines. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2016.00100
Software
The main program is Microsoft Office: We use Microsoft Teams for theoretical classes and Power point for PLABs and oral defense of works.