1st Year   2nd Year        3rd Year   4th Year
1st YEAR
Physiotherapy Subjects

Massage

- Theory

- Positioning for back, arm and leg

- Effleurage en kneading techniques

Electrotherapy

- Hot and cold therapy

- Infrared

- Ultrasound

- Ultraviolet

- Microwave therapy

- Short wave diathermy

Rehabilitation

- Terminology

- “kinesiology”

- Basic functional movements

- Principles of muscle contraction

- Muscle testing

- Measurements of range of movement

- Relaxed passive movements

- Surface anatomy

Other Subjects

- Community service learning

- “AAV"

- Cardio-pulmonary therapy (CPT)

- Reading skills

- Research

- Ethics

- Clinical rotations

- Anatomy

- Chemistry

- Physics

- Psychology

 

2nd Year

Massage

- Techniques of arm, leg, back, lower leg and forearm

- Oedema

- Soap and oil

- Headache

- Haematoma

- Paralysed limb

- Sport massage

- Surface anatomy

- Ulcer

- Scar tissue

Electrotherapy

- Diadynamic currents

- TENS

- Functional electrical stimulation

- Iontophoresis

- Interferencial currents

- Microwave

- Short wave diathermy

- Ultraviolet

- Combination therapy

- Nerve conduction

- Laser

Rehabilitation

- Re-education of flickers

- Tapping

- Re-education of muscles

- Suspension

- Re-education board

- Hydrotherapy

- Biomechanics

- Mobilisation and stretches

- Strengthening

- Strengthening with balls and rollers

- Muscle strength tests and stretches

- Re-education of posture

- Kinetic handling

- Functional facilitation and strengthening

- Sensation

- Reflexes

- Re-education of gait (walking)

- Bed program and positioning

- Women’s health

- Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation

- Orthopaedic manipulation therapy

- Postural drainage

- Breathing exercises

- Surgery

Other Subjects

Psychology

Physiology

Human movement science

Nursing

Pharmacology

 

3RD YEAR

Pre-clinical

- Communication skills

- Pulmonology

- Cardiology

- Hypertension

- Oncology

- Orthopaedics

- Spinal

- Community service learning

- Burns

- Pain and pain management

- Statistics

- Clinical orientation

- Handling of special patients

- Interdisciplinary co-operation

Theory and practical

Massage

- Trigger points

- Cross frictions

- Specific soft tissue mobilisation

Electrotherapy

- Interferencial currents

- Ultraviolet – wound care

- Nerve conduction

- Short wave diathermy

- Microwave diathermy

- Incontinence

- Combination therapy

Rehabilitation

- Introduction to normal development

- Basic principles in rehabilitation

- Orthopaedics

- Cold orthopaedics

- Hands

- Scoliosis, kifoses, surgery

- Rheumatoid arthritis

- Amputations

- Neuromusculoskeletal therapy (NMS)

- Evaluations of lower limbs NMS

- Pulmonology

- Cardiology

- Surgery

- Other medical conditions

- Dermatology

- Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation

Other Subjects

- Community service learning

- Sport

- Spinal

- Ethics

- Research and research methodology

Clinical learning out of a Medical Perspective

Clinical physiotherapy (KFS 308)

- Pulmonology

- Neurology

- Neurosurgery

- Paediatrics

- Orthopaedics

- Family medicine

- Psychology

- Microbiology

Clinical areas in Hospital

- Surgery

- Oncology

- Medical

- Orthopaedics

- Burns

- Community

 

4th YEAR

Pre-clinical

- Intensive care unit (ICU) and Paediatric ICU

- Neurology

- Paediatrics

- Spinal

- Neuromusculoskeletal therapy

Theory and practical

- ICU and paediatric ICU

- Orthopaedic manipulation therapy

- Sport

- Neurology

- Spinal

- Paediatrics

- Community service learning

- Peripheral nerve lesions

- Professional development

- Research study

- Orthopaedics

Clinical Areas in Hospitals

- ICU

- Cardio Thoracic Unit

- Paediatrics

- Sport

- Neuromusculoskeletal therapy

- Spinal

- Neurology

 


FACULTY CONTACT

Central Information Office
T: +27 51 401 3739
F: +27 86 579 5154

E: StudentAdminFHS@ufs.ac.za

Student Administration
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