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Introduction to the Program
Learn about the latest advances in diagnostic processes of physiotherapy and put them into practice in an intensive stay that TECH puts at your disposal"
One of the clinical disciplines that has advanced most recently is physiotherapy. The emergence of numerous technologies has led to incorporation of new techniques to treat various injuries and pathologies in this area. In addition, diagnostic processes have also been improved, so that it is now possible to diagnose very accurately patients and users seeking the best solutions from physiotherapist.
Therefore, this Hybrid Master's Degree in Diagnosis in Physiotherapy offers professionals an opportunity to update their knowledge, integrating the best tools for injury detection into their daily practice. Therefore, in this program, you will be able to delve into aspects such as temporomandibular biomechanics, new techniques applied to neurological physiotherapy, pathology of facial paralysis, relationship between pain and imaging tests, diagnosis in geriatrics or manual diagnostic methods, among others.
This program is developed in two phases, one online and the other face-to-face. During the online phase, professionals will have access to the best multimedia materials:
case studies, procedural videos, master classes, readings or interactive summaries. At the same time, you will receive guidance from a teaching staff composed of specialists in this area. In addition, TECH's online method has been designed to allow professionals to continue working without interrupting their work, so it will be completely adapted to their circumstances.
After this stage, physiotherapists will be able to carry out a practical stay of 3 weeks in a specialized center of recognized prestige where they will have contact with real patients. This way, you will be able to complete the theoretical-practical learning from an intensive stay that will be carried out during 8-hour continuous days.
Make a practical and intensive stay of 3 weeks in a prestigious center where you will learn about the most advanced methods of physiotherapy diagnosis"
This Hybrid Master's Degree in Diagnosis in Physiotherapy contains the most complete and updated scientific program on the market. Its most outstanding features are:
- Development of more than 100 clinical cases presented by physiotherapist professionals with expertise in diagnosis
- The graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
- Diagnosis of patients requiring physiotherapy care and treatment
- An interactive learning system that will facilitate the acquisition of new competencies by professionals
- All this will be complemented by theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments.
- Availability of content from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection
- In addition, you will be able to perform a clinical internship in one of the best hospitals in the country
You will be able to update you in the best diagnostic methods of physiotherapy thanks to the practical stay of this program and its online methodology, with which you will acquire theoretical and practical knowledge more advanced"
In this Professional Master's Degree proposal of a professional nature and blended learning modality, the program is intended to update physiotherapy professionals who are looking for an update in their diagnostic methods. Contents are based on latest scientific evidence, and oriented in a didactic way to integrate theoretical knowledge in physiotherapist's practice, and theoretical-practical elements will facilitate updating of knowledge and will allow decision making in patient management.
Thanks to its multimedia content developed with latest educational technology, they will allow physiotherapy professionals a situated and contextual learning, that is to say, a simulated environment that will provide an immersive learning programmed to train in real situations. This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning,
whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise throughout the program. For this purpose, the student will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned experts.
This program will allow you to delve into latest developments on issues such as the relationship between pain and imaging tests or diagnosis in geriatric patients"
Physiotherapy has undergone a great revolution in recent years. Don't miss this opportunity and get updated with this Hybrid Master's Degree"
Syllabus
The syllabus of this Hybrid Master's Degree has been designed by leading specialists in this Physiotherapy area, and will provide professionals, throughout 10 modules, with the latest advances in issues such as diagnostic imaging techniques, mechanical diagnostic techniques, neurological lesions of MMSS, therapeutic techniques that help the treatment of patients with craniomandibular disorder or the participation of the immune system in acute and chronic pain processes.
You have a library of multimedia resources that you can easily access whenever you wish"
Module 1. Diagnosis in Physiotherapy
1.1 Diagnostic Imaging Techniques
1.1.1. Ultrasound
1.1.2. MRI and CT
1.1.3. Rx
1.2. The Patient as a Whole
1.3. Mechanical Diagnostic Techniques
1.3.1. Muscular Tests
1.3.2. Joint Tests
1.4. Manual Diagnostic Techniques
1.4.1. Muscular Tests
1.4.2. Joint Tests
1.5. Interview with the Patient
1.5.1. Medical History
1.6. Environmental and Personal Contextual Factors
1.6.1. Health and the Patient
1.6.2. Concept of the Patient
1.7. History of Physiotherapy
1.7.1. Origin, Evolution and Current Situation
1.8. New Paradigms in Physical Therapy
1.8.1. New Approaches and New Treatment Techniques
1.9. Physiotherapy and Exercise
1.9.1. Exercise as a Treatment Technique
1.9.2. Different Types of Exercise
1.10. Steps to Follow in a Diagnosis in Physiotherapy
1.10.1. From the Interview to the Start of Treatment
Module 2. Diagnosis in Upper Limbs
2.1. Shoulder Pathology
2.1.1. Tendinopathies
2.1.2. Instability
2.1.3. Retractile Capsulitis
2.1.4. Fractures
2.2. Elbow Pathology
2.2.1. Tendinopathies: Epicondylitis and Epitrocleitis
2.2.2. Fractures
2.2.3. Neurovascular Pathology
2.3. Wrist and Hand Pathology
2.3.1. Tendinopathies
2.3.2. Fractures
2.3.3. Neurovascular Pathology
2.4. MMSS Anatomy
2.4.1. Shoulder
2.4.2. Elbow
2.4.3. Wrist and Hand
2.5. Sports Injuries in the Shoulder
2.5.1. Traumatic
2.5.2. Due to Overuse
2.6. Sports Injuries in the Elbow
2.6.1. Traumatic
2.6.2. Due to Overuse
2.7. Sports Injuries of the Wrist and Hand
2.7.1. Traumatic
2.7.2. Due to Overuse
2.8. Neurological Lesions of MMSS
2.8.1. Shoulder
2.8.2. Elbow
2.8.3. Wrist and Hand
2.9. Frequent Pathologies of MMSS
2.10. Conclusions
Module 3. Temporomandibular Pathology
3.1. Temporomandibular Anatomy
3.1.1. Branch: Ophthalmic Nerve (Sensory)
3.1.2. Branch: Maxillary Nerve (Sensory)
3.1.3. Branch: Mandibular Nerve (Sensory - Motor)
3.2. Temporomandibular Biomechanics
3.2.1. Articular surfaces, joint capsule, synovial system, direct and indirect ligaments, musculature, innervation, vascularization, sagittal plane movements, coronal plane movements
3.3. Temporomandibular Pathology
3.3.1. Articular
3.3.2. Muscular
3.3.3. Neural
3.4. Temporomandibular Diagnosis
3.5. Static Tests
3.5.1. Slippages: Lateral, Medial, Motor Barrier
3.6. Dynamic Tests
3.6.1. Macromobility: Mandibular Opening, Diduction, Protrusion, Retrusion
3.7. Temporomandibular Treatment
3.7.1. Degrees of Mobilization, Types of Mobilization, Slips (Directions), Speed of Mobilization
3.8. Therapeutic Exercise
3.8.1. Aerobic exercise, therapeutic techniques that aid in the treatment of patients with craniomandibular disorder
3.9. Motor Control
3.9.1. Motor Role: Stabilizing Muscles, Dynamic Muscles, Mirror, Stabilizer, Tongue Guide
3.10. Invasive Techniques in Physiotherapy
3.10.1. Dry Puncture: Superficial, Deep. Myofascial Trigger Point Treatment
Module 4. Spinal Column Diagnosis
4.1. Scoliosis
4.1.1. Etiopathogenesis.
4.1.2. Treatment
4.1.3. Prevention
4.2. Lumbalgias
4.2.1. Disk Pain
4.2.2. Facet Pain
4.2.3. Instability
4.3. Spinal Column Pathology
4.3.1. Cervical
4.3.2. Dorsal:
4.3.3. Lumbar
4.4. Spinal Disorders
4.5. Pelvis Pathology
4.5.1. Chronic Pelvic Pain
4.5.2. Pubalgia
4.5.3. Fractures
4.6. Cervicalgia
4.6.1. With Restricted Movement
4.6.2. Associated with Headache
4.6.3. Associated with Movement Disorders: Whiplash
4.6.4. Radiculopathy
4.7. Sports Injuries
4.7.1. Traumatic
4.7.2. Due to Overuse
4.8. Anatomy of the Spine
4.8.1. Cervical
4.8.2. Dorsal:
4.8.3. Lumbar
4.8.4. Pelvis
4.9. Biomechanics of the Spine
4.9.1. Cervical
4.9.2. Dorsal:
4.9.3. Lumbar
4.9.4. Pelvis
4.10. Spinal Test
4.10.1. Physical Examination of the Cervical Column
4.10.2. Physical Examination of the Dorsal Column:
4.10.3. Physical Examination of the Lumbar Column
Module 5. Neurology
5.1. CNS and PNS Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology
5.2. CNS and PNS Neuropathology
5.2.1. Diseases Associated with Vascular Problems (ACVA/ICTUS)
5.2.2. Diseases Associated with Infectious Processes
5.2.3. Other diseases
5.3. Functional Assessment of a Neurology Patient.
5.4. Image Assessment and Interpretation
5.5. Technical and Orthopedic Aids
5.5.1. Mobility Aids
5.5.2. Static and Dynamic Splints
5.6. Specific Methods of Intervention in Neurological Physiotherapy
5.6.1. Kabat Method
5.6.2. Bobath Method
5.6.3. Vojta Method
5.6.4. Perfetti Method
5.6.5. Le Métayer Method
5.7. New Techniques Applied to Neurological Physiotherapy
5.7.1. Craniosacral Therapy and Meningeal Approach
5.8. Pharmacology for Neurological Patients
5.9. Neuropsychology.
5.9.1. Psychoemotional Approach
5.9.2. Social Approach
5.10. Conclusions
Module 6. Pathology of Facial Paralysis
6.1. Anatomy of Facial Nerves
6.1.1. Intracranial Course, Relevant Structures that Cross the Nerve
6.1.2. Extracranial Pathway, 5 Motor Branches: Temporal, Zygomatic, Buccal, Mandibular and Cervical.
6.2. Facial Nerve Pathology
6.2.1. Clinical Presentation of Central Paralysis: Middle Cerebral Artery.
6.2.2. Clinical Presentation of Peripheral Paralysis: VII Cranial Nerve
6.3. Etiology of Facial Paralysis
6.3.1. Viral, Tumor, Trauma, Idiopathic, Otological, Iatrogenic
6.4. Reconstructive Surgery for Facial Paralysis
6.4.1. Nerve Anastomoses and Microvascularized Grafts
6.4.2. Masseteric–Facial Nerve Anastomosis
6.4.3. Hypoglossal Facial Nerve Anastomosis
6.4.4. Gracilis/Tensor Fascia Lata Microvascularized Graft
6.5. Diagnosis of Facial Paralysis: Sunnybrook Scale/House-Brackmann Scale
6.5.1. Interpretation and Formulation of Both Scales, as well as Usefulness in Clinical Practice
6.6. Post-Surgery Facial Paralysis Treatment
6.6.1. Indications, Contraindications, Progression of Re-education
6.7. Facial Paralysis Treatment: Facial Neuromuscular Re-education
6.7.1. Basis of Re-education, Guidelines for the Patient, Common Errors
6.8. Botulinum Toxin and Facial Paralysis
6.8.1. Importance of Toxins in paralysis. When, how, where and by whom should it be used?
6.9. Aberrant Reinnervation and Synkinesias
6.9.1. What are Synkinesias and Aberrant Reinnervation? Keys to Combat
6.10. Fundamental Contraindications in the Treatment of Facial Paralysis
Module 7. Chronic Pain
7.1. Chronic Pain
7.1.1. Context
7.2. Phantom Pain
7.2.1. Virtual Body
7.3. Difference Between Chronic Pain and Acute Pain
7.3.1. Acute Pain
7.3.2. Differential Diagnosis between Acute Pain and Chronic Pain
7.4. The Relationship between Pain and Imaging Tests
7.4.1. Relation of Pain Intensity to Reality
7.4.2. Imaging Tests Frequently Prescribed for the Diagnosis of Chronic Pain Conditions
7.5. Risk Factors for Chronic Pain
7.5.1. Gender
7.5.2. Age
7.5.3. Genetic Inheritance
7.5.4. Lifestyle
7.6. Pain and the Immune System
7.6.1. Involvement of the Immune System in Acute and Chronic Pain Processes
7.7. Examination of the Patient in Pain
7.7.1. Medical History
7.7.2. Pain Threshold in Chronic Cases
7.7.3. Signs
7.7.4. Symptoms and Subjectivity
7.8. Fibromyalgia Patients: Relationship with Chronic Pain.
7.8.1. Central Sensitization Syndrome
7.9. Physical Exercise for the Prevention and Alleviation of Chronic Pain
7.9.1. Effects of Exercise on Pain
7.9.2. Action Guidelines for the Chronic Pain Patient
7.10. Practical Approach to the Patient with Chronic Pain
7.10.1. Clinical Symptoms
7.10.2. Are derived from:
7.10.3. Lifestyle Guidelines
7.10.4. Day-to-day Reality for the Patient
Module 8. Therapeutic Exercise
8.1. Therapeutic Exercise
8.1.1. Concept of Therapeutic Exercise
8.1.2. Physical Exercise vs. Therapeutic Exercise
8.2. Phases of Motor Learning
8.2.1. Cognitive Phase: Development of Global Coordination
8.2.2. Associative Phase: Development of Fine Coordination
8.2.3. Autonomous Phase: Stabilize Fine Coordination
8.3. Prevention and Rehabilitation of Injuries through Exercise
8.3.1. Injury Prevention
8.3.2. Readaptation for Sport
8.4. Influence of Learning on Proprioception
8.4.1. Body Scheme
8.5. Specific Objectives with Each Type
8.5.1. Functionality
8.5.2. Readaptation to Training for Casual Athletes
8.5.3. Readaptation to Training and Competition for Professional or Semi-Professional Athletes
8.6. Combination of Strength and Mobility to Gain Flexibility
8.6.1. Benefits of the " Strength + Mobility " Combination Compared to Flexibility Work Alone
8.7. Progressions
8.7.1. Progression of the Therapeutic Exercise Program
8.7.2. Times
8.7.3. Intensity
8.8. The Importance of the Core
8.8.1. Definition of Core
8.8.2. Core work as a Mandatory Part of Any Type of Physical Rehabilitation or Training
8.8.3. Women and the Core
8.9. Use of Yoga and Pilates Techniques in Therapeutic Exercise
8.9.1. Yoga
8.9.2. Pilates
8.10. Planning and Progression of Exercises with Equipment
8.10.1. TRX
8.10.2. Fitball
8.10.3. Other Equipment Aimed at Functionality and Readaptation
Module 9. Geriatrics
9.1. Geriatric Pathology
9.1.1. Diseases of the Osteoarticular System
9.1.2. Diseases of the Cardiovascular System
9.1.3. Endocrine System Diseases
9.2. Geriatric Diagnosis
9.2.1. Clinical diagnosis
9.2.2. Psychosocial Diagnosis
9.3. Biomechanics
9.3.1. Pathological Gait Associated with Degenerative Diseases
9.3.2. Walking with Technical Aids
9.4. Exercise
9.4.1. Group Exercise (Gerontogymnastics)
9.4.2. Exercises for the Cardiorespiratory System
9.5. Treatment
9.5.1. Analgesic Electrotherapy
9.5.2. Manual Therapy
9.5.3. Re-Education and Postural Hygiene
9.6. Geriatric Approach
9.6.1. Psychoemotional Aspects
9.6.2. Sociocultural Aspects
9.7. Examination in Geriatrics
9.7.1. Physical and Palpatory
9.7.2. Visual
9.8. Pain in Geriatrics
9.8.1. Chronic Pain
9.8.2. Acute Pain
9.9. Strength and Endurance Work
9.9.1. Eccentric, Concentric and Isometric Exercises
9.9.2. Resistance and Weight Exercises
9.9.3. Mechanotherapy
9.10. Conclusions
Module 10. Diagnosis of the Lower Limbs
10.1. Hip Pathology
10.1.1. Anatomy
10.1.2. Soft Tissue Injuries
10.1.3. Joint Injuries
10.1.4. Acute or Overuse Injuries
10.1.5. Trauma Lesions
10.2. Knee Pathology
10.2.1. Anatomy
10.2.2. Soft Tissue Injuries
10.2.3. Joint Injuries
10.2.4. Acute or Overuse Injuries
10.2.5. Trauma Lesions
10.3. Ankle Pathology
10.3.1. Anatomy
10.3.2. Soft Tissue Injuries
10.3.3. Joint Injuries
10.3.4. Acute or Overuse Injuries
10.3.5. Trauma Lesions
10.4. Foot Pathology
10.4.1. Anatomy
10.4.2. Soft Tissue Injuries
10.4.3. Joint Injuries
10.4.4. Acute or Overuse Injuries
10.4.5. Trauma Lesions
10.5. Sports Injuries of the Hip
10.5.1. Sport and the Hip
10.5.2. Approach to the Hip in Sport
10.5.3. Recovery and Rehabilitation
10.6. Sports Injuries of the Knee
10.6.1. Sport and the Knee
10.6.2. Approach to the Knee in Sport
10.6.3. Recovery and Rehabilitation
10.7. Sports Injuries of the Ankle
10.7.1. Sport and the Ankle
10.7.2. Approach to the Ankle in Sport
10.7.3. Recovery and Rehabilitation
10.8. Sports Injuries of the Foot
10.8.1. Sport and the Foot
10.8.2. Approach to the Foot in Sport
10.8.3. Recovery and Rehabilitation
10.9. Anatomy of the Lower Limbs
10.9.1. Hip
10.9.2. knee
10.9.3. Foot
10.10. Conclusions
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Hybrid Master's Degree in Diagnosis in Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy is a very demanding discipline that requires specialized and updated learning in order to provide the best care to patients. That is why the TECH School of Health Sciences offers you a Hybrid Master's Degree in Diagnosis in Physiotherapy that will allow you to expand your knowledge and skills in the field of clinical diagnosis. This program is designed for physical therapists who wish to specialize in clinical and radiological diagnosis in physical therapy. With a duration of twelve months, the Professional Master's Degree is taught on a blended learning basis, which means that you will be able to combine online classes with face-to-face practices in centers specialized in clinical diagnostics. During the Professional Master's Degree in Diagnostic Physical Therapy you will learn how to perform a complete clinical evaluation and interpret the results of diagnostic imaging tests, such as radiography, ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging. In addition, you will acquire knowledge about the different musculoskeletal, neurological and respiratory pathologies that may affect patients, allowing you to make an accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment.
A Professional Master's Degree for physiotherapists totally online
The professors who teach the Professional Master's Degree in Diagnostic Physiotherapy are experts in the field of clinical and radiological diagnosis in physiotherapy, and have extensive experience in clinical practice. In addition, the program includes face-to-face internships in centers specialized in clinical diagnosis, which will allow you to apply the theoretical knowledge acquired in a real environment. At the end of the Professional Master's Degree you will receive a university degree that will endorse your knowledge and skills in the field of physiotherapy diagnosis. This Professional Master's Degree is a great opportunity to improve your professional profile and access new job opportunities in the field of physiotherapy. In summary, the Hybrid Master's Degree in Physiotherapy Diagnosis of the Faculty of Health Sciences of TECH is a complete and specialized program that will allow you to deepen your knowledge and skills in the field of clinical diagnosis. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from experts and jumpstart your career - enroll today!