Physiotherapy

Program Overview

Physiotherapy is a subject in a health care area focusing on diagnostics, functional therapy of movement system disorders. Physiotherapy also influences the functions of the other systems including the psychical one throughout the movement and other physiotherapeutical processes. The Programme offers a 3 year study programme for secondary school with final state exam graduates. The programme is devided into 6 semesters and the students take courses in the areas which are necessary for the physiotherapeutical treatmet such as biology, anathomy, physiology, pathology, pathophysiology, biophysics, biomechanics and kinesiology. The courses based on physiotherapy such as Examination and Rherapeutic Methods in Physiotherapy, Introduction in Rehabilitation, Physical Therapy, Balneology, and others (Internal Medicine, Surgery, Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Gynecology, Neurology, Psychiatry, Pediatrics, Geriatrics, Orthotics-Prosthetics) as well as the courses of prophylactic treatment such as Basics of Ergotherapy, Remedial physical education or Adapted PE for Handicaped People form the essencial part of the Study programme. The Study programme puts the emphasis on gaining practical skills which are required during the physiotherapetical procedures and treatment which take plece under a specialist supervision at the medical institutions. The curricular internship under the specialist supervision is also a part of the Study programme and is required every year. When the student gains 180 ECTS credits he or she takes the Final State Exam insluding Bachelor Thesis Defence, theoretical exams and practical medical institution exam.

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