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Massage for Various Diseases
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:5.00
Study Course Accepted:05.10.2022 09:29:43
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | LF_618 | LQF level: | Level 5 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 1.00 | ECTS: | 1.50 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Health Care | Target Audience: | Medical Services | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Baiba Feldmane | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | RSU Liepāja Branch | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Liepaja, Riņķu Street 24/26, lf rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 63442118, +371 63442119, +371 63484632 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 2 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 4 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 8 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 12 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Clinical medicine, classical massage. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To learn the methodology of medical massage for various diseases, as well as contraindications. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Massage for patients with peripheral nervous system damage, lumbar-sacral pain and radiculopathy, spondylosis and radiculopathy of the cervical spine, neuralgia of the intercostal nerves, patients with facial nerve diseases, blood circulation disorders in the brain. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Massage for patients with shoulder joint pain; scapula periarthritis and frozen shoulder, with soft tissue damage, venous diseases. Massage for patients with astheno-depressive syndrome based on the patient’s complaints. Massage for patients with stenosis and obliteration of peripheral arteries, patients with arterial hypertension. Massage for patients with bronchial and lung diseases, with endocrine diseases, thyroid gland diseases, with alimentary and central obesity, with occupational disease | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Medical massage – upper, lower limb and neck massage in case of illnesses, injuries, fractures and joint diseases. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Back, chest, thoracic massage in case of respiratory diseases. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Back and lower back massage in case of spinal deformities, diseases. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Head massage, abdominal massage – indications, technique. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | To repeat the learning material discussed in lectures and classes. To actively prepare for discussions and practical classes. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Test of theoretical knowledge. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Test (Semester) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | As a result of successful completion of the study course, students will know how to list the indications and contraindications of medical massage in case of various illnesses, describe the possibilities of using medical massage, taking into account the client’s state of health, and know the necessary intensity and duration of the procedure. | ||||||||
| Skills: | As a result of completing the study course, students will know how to choose and apply massage techniques in case of various diseases. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | As a result of completing the study course, students will be competent to: • evaluate massage contraindications and results individually for each client; • use the acquired theoretical and practical knowledge in professional activities, providing massage in case of various diseases. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Zeidlers I. Ārstnieciskā masāža: kā apgūt un izmantot masāžu dažādu slimību ārstēšanā. Rīga: Avots, 2017. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Elektroniskās datu bāzes EBSCO, SAGE u.c. | ||||||||
