Internship program Geriatric Physiotherapy

The high physical exertion of their working life or the loss of muscle mass caused by age means that, once they have passed the age of 65, people require physiotherapeutic help to alleviate their ailments. Therefore, the elderly turn to professionals for exercises and therapies aimed at preventing their deterioration and promoting their autonomy in carrying out daily activities. Given their relevance, geriatric physical therapists must continually update their skills to increase the quality of life of their patients. To this end, TECH has created this Certificate 100% practical, which will allow the expert to spend 3 weeks in a prestigious clinical center, in order to master the most advanced procedures in the treatment of injuries in the elderly.

University certificate

duration

3 weeks

Modality

On-site

Schedule

At your own pace

Exams

Online

start date

Credits

5 ECTS

financing up to

6 months

Price(first year)

See price

With this Practical Training you will take a definitive step in your career.”

Introduction to the Program

You will update, thanks to this program, the techniques for the treatment of injuries in the elderly, with the objective of guaranteeing their quality of life and adequate recovery”

In the elderly stage, muscle and joint deterioration produces diseases and pathologies that make it impossible to perform activities such as walking, bending or stretching the arms. In addition, the elderly experience various injuries resulting from falls or involuntary actions that drastically reduce their mobility and, therefore, their quality of life. In this sense, Geriatric Physiotherapy is a non-pharmacological tool increasingly used to reduce the symptoms of numerous conditions related to the human body in the population over 65 years of age. For this reason, professionals in this discipline must be aware of the latest advances in this sector to provide their patients with those exercises and therapies that help alleviate the impact of aging.

For these reasons, TECH has created this Intership Program, which will allow the physiotherapist to spend 3 weeks in a prestigious clinical or rehabilitation center, attending real patients and adopting the most updated skills in Physiotherapy in Geriatrics. Fully integrated in a team made up of the best professionals in the field, the student will learn to assess and explore the patient, understanding the characteristics that go beyond the physical symptom, such as their social environment or their mood. Likewise, you will master novel treatments to address frailty problems or traumatic ailments in the elderly patient.

During this practical stay, the student will be accompanied at all times by a tutor specifically designated for them, who will be in charge of watching over them and will answer all their questions during this period. Therefore, this program will expand and adapt the competencies of the physiotherapist based on current needs, helping to improve their treatment with the patient and guaranteeing their professional growth in this sector.

After completing this practical course, you will be able to apply different frailty assessment scales to establish the appropriate treatment”

Teaching Objectives

The main objective of this program is to update professional skills of physiotherapists specialized in geriatrics, mastering in a practical way the latest treatments in the sector, so that they can acquire the essential skills to ensure a quality and updated praxis with their patients.

You will master, thanks to this Intership Program, the most appropriate techniques to undertake physiotherapeutic treatments with elderly people with different pathologies”

General Objectives

To update knowledge in physiotherapeutic diagnosis in the elderly patient
To apply appropriate treatment in the elderly, in order to reduce functional impotence, frailty and deterioration, thus favoring an improvement of physical and mental health in old age

Specific Objectives

To explain active aging from the patient’s point of view
To define the fields of action of physiotherapy in geriatrics
To identify the role of physiotherapists in palliative care units
To assimilate the use of new technologies in Physiogeriatrics
To Mastering the most common Red Flags in clinical practice
To Build a Session in Geriatrics
To perform a comprehensive assessment of the geriatric patient
To apply the different frailty assessment scales
To develop strategies to implement group dynamics in the frail or pre-fragile patient
To define the risk factors for falls
To Manage causes and The effects of cognitive impairment
To perform a proper pain assessment
To Mastering novelties in different devices designed to facilitate mobility and correct positioning
To determine physiotherapy's role in hip, knee and shoulder arthroplasty
To establish physiotherapy's role in the amputee patient
To define the physiotherapeutic approach to the acute, subacute and chronic stroke patient and chronic
To Apply new trends in physiotherapy for patients with Parkinson's disease
To explain what respiratory physiotherapy in COPD consists of

You will master the filler materials for each area and correctly identify the possible complications of the same in each case”

Internship Program in Geriatric Physiotherapy

Problems such as the vigorous reduction of osteomuscular tissues are present in old age, which merits the application of therapeutic treatments that contribute to motor and locomotor rehabilitation. In this sense, the work of physiotherapists is key, as they are responsible for providing support and support in various procedures. For this reason, TECH Global University designed a Practical Training in Geriatric Physiotherapy, with which you will learn to assess and explore the patient with problems of fragility, ailments, neurological or traumatic disorders and respiratory problems, among others. Throughout three weeks of preparation, distributed in classes of eight hours a day from Monday to Friday, you will learn the most fundamental topics, under the guidance of a team of experts with extensive experience in the sector. Through the syllabus, you will learn about Person-Centered Care (PCA), clinical reasoning in physiogeriatrics and physical therapy according to the condition that applies. In this way, you will be able to successfully address the treatment of elderly patients, taking into account the social context of the individual, their frailty and their physical or mental conditions.

Qualify as an expert physiotherapist in geriatrics

According to research conducted by the World Health Organization, by the year 2050 the percentage of the planet's inhabitants over the age of 60 will practically double, from 12% to 22%. These figures show an increase in life expectancy, which means a greater demand for physiotherapeutic care in elderly patients. That is why in this TECH program you will find everything you need to specialize in the subject. Here, we provide you with a curriculum developed by the best specialists in the sector, which includes innovative theoretical and practical lessons that will help you understand in a dynamic way the most relevant aspects of the field. During your training, held in a prestigious clinical center, you will study the physiotherapeutic approach to cognitive impairment and the use of new technologies in physiogeriatrics, such as support devices for the autonomy of users. In addition, you will delve into physical therapy in palliative care units and the management of pain and aging from a biopsychosocial paradigm. By the above, you will achieve to improve the patient's movement, reduce their fragility and the deterioration of their motor or physical abilities