Evidence-based Practice Control and Assessments

Faculty

Faculty of Business Management and Social Sciences

Version

Version 1 of 11.03.2025.

Module identifier

22B1904

Module level

Bachelor

Language of instruction

German

ECTS credit points and grading

5.0

Module frequency

only summer term

Duration

1 semester

 

 

Special features of the module

The module consists of theoretical and practical parts.

Brief description

Medical training therapy (MTT) has a high status within physical therapy. The basis of a target-oriented and effective therapy is a training control oriented to the individual patient and a suitable assessment selection for the evaluation of physical parameters. In this module the basic principles of training control within MTT will be worked out and important assessment methods will be presented. Both fundamentals and assessment methods will be discussed and practically tested in a clinical context.

Teaching and learning outcomes

1. Basics principles of training theory and training control

1.1 Basics of MTT

1.2 Performance

1.3 Performance diagnostics

1.4 Training principles

1.5 Strength training models of MTT

1.6 Wound healing phases

1.7 Clinical examples of MTT

2. Assessments in physical therapy

2.1 Basics of assessments

2.2 Indications of assessments

2.3 Selected assessments of strength, endurance, coordination

2.4 Theory of electromyography and isokinetics

2.5 Exemplary assessments of clinical patterns

3 Practical application of selected assessments

3.1 Force measurement methods

3.2 3D motion analysis

3.3 Electromyography

3.4 Musculoskeletal ultrasound

3.5 Dynamometry

3.6 Algometry

3.7 Balance measurements

3.8 Motor test procedures

Overall workload

The total workload for the module is 150 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").

Teaching and learning methods
Lecturer based learning
Workload hoursType of teachingMedia implementationConcretization
30LecturePresence or online-
15Learning in groups / Coaching of groupsPresence-
Lecturer independent learning
Workload hoursType of teachingMedia implementationConcretization
60Preparation/follow-up for course work-
15Study of literature-
30Exam preparation-
Graded examination
  • Project Report, written or
  • Oral presentation, with written elaboration or
  • Homework / Assignment
Exam duration and scope

Project report: approx. 4000-5000 words

Presentation: approx. 30 minutes and written elaboration aprrox. 1000 words

Recommended prior knowledge

Module "Clinical Reasoning Fundamentals Seminar + Internship" Module "Neuroscientific Fundamentals of Neuromusculoskeletal Therapy" Module "Clinical Reasoning Advanced Seminar + Internship"

Knowledge Broadening

Students who have successfully completed this module will be able to describe a therapeutic approach in the context of MTT in terms of its mode of action, pathophysiological background and evidence. The students are able to weigh different basic aspects of the control of a MTT and apply them situationally to individual patients. They can classify performance diagnostic test methods/assessments for selected neuromusculoskeletal complaints and differentiate.

Knowledge deepening

Students who have successfully studied this module can explain and characterize MTT rehabilitation methods and performance diagnostic test procedures and critically relate these methods and test procedures against the background of the patient's individual problem and the evidence. The students can base the different phases of training control on the therapy phases of physiotherapeutic treatment and use them to illustrate specific procedures. They integrate digital methods to support the entire therapy process, such as data processing routines and automated report creation.

Knowledge Understanding

The students who have successfully studied this module classify their knowledge of assessment procedures and their interpretation in complex therapy situations. They analyze the best possible training therapy management based on their knowledge and problem-solving strategies. In doing so, they reflect on the current evidence, the patient's individual ideas and requirements as well as their own experiences.

Application and Transfer

Students who have successfully studied this module use manual and cognitive skills to apply the assessment procedures they have learned to in daily practice on individual patients in both familiar and new situations and to implement them in a training therapy concept.

Academic Innovation

Students who have successfully studied this module derive specific intervention plans with goals and methods that are based on the individual needs of their patients as well as on evidence-based information and are able to integrate complex assessment procedures into this process .

Communication and Cooperation

Students who have successfully studied this module describe the basic principles of MTT for their patients in daily practice at a simple level. They take into account current underlying theories and clinical patterns. They share current evidence with the therapeutic team and clearly communicate their reasons.

Academic Self-Conception / Professionalism

The students who have successfully studied this module continue to develop into reflective practitioners in the therapeutic process and see targeted training management and critical assessment selection as an important professional resource that further develops therapeutic events and actions.

Literature

  • Bant H, Haas HJ, Ophey M, Steverding M (2018): Sportphysiotherapie (2. Aufl.). Stuttgart. Thieme-Verlag.
  • Frob?se I, Wilke C (2015): Training in der Therapie. Grundlagen und Praxis (4. Aufl). München, Urban & Fischer-Verlag.
  • Gifford L (2003): Schmerzphysiologie. In: van den Berg F (Hrsg.): Angewandte Physiologie 2: Organsysteme verstehen und beeinflussen: Band 2. Stuttgart, Thieme-Verlag.
  • Hollmann W, Strüder H (2009): Sportmedizin: Grundlagen für k?rperliche Aktivit?t, Training und Pr?ventivmedizin (5. Aufl.). Stuttgart, Schattauer-Verlag. Konrad P (2011):
  • EMG-FIBEL - Eine praxisorientierte Einführung in die kinesiologische Elektromyographie. Noraxon, USA.
  • Laube W (2009): Sensomotorisches System - Physiologisches Detailwissen für Physiotherapeuten. Stuttgart, Thieme-Verlag.
  • M?ller D, Backes K (2017): Fachwissen Elektromyographie: Von der Biomechanik zur klinischen Anwendung. manuelletherapie 21(2):88-95.
  • Van den Berg F (2003): Angewandte Physiologie 1. Das Bindegewebe des Bewegungsapparates verstehen und beeinflussen (2. Aufl.). Stuttgart, Thieme-Verlag.
  • Weineck J (2009): Optimales Training (16. Aufl.). Balingen, Spitta-Verlag.

Linkage to other modules

This module is placed in the 7th semester and ties in with several previous modules, such as the "Clinical Reasoning Fundamentals Seminar + Practicum", "Neuroscience Fundamentals of Neuromusculoskeletal Therapy", and "Clinical Reasoning Advanced Seminar + Practicum" modules.

Applicability in study programs

  • Physiotherapy
    • Physiotherapy, B.Sc.

    Person responsible for the module
    • M?ller, Dirk
    Teachers
    • M?ller, Dirk
    • Unknown person