Module GW3130-KP04

Duration

2 Semester

Turnus of offer

starts every summer semester

Credit points

4

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

• Bachelor Interdisciplinary Courses for health sciences, optional suject, Interdisciplinary modules

Classes and lectures:

• Musculoskeletal Examination and Treatment Techniques (seminar, 1.2 SWS)
• Musculoskeletal Examination and Treatment Techniques (exercise, 1.2 SWS)

Workload:

• 84 hours private studies
• 36 hours in-classroom work

Contents of teaching:

• Development of manual therapy/medicine
• Fundamentals of manual therapy/medicine
• Integration of manual techniques in the examination process
• Integration of manual techniques in the treatment process
• Evidence-based practice/medicine
• Selected examination and treatment techniques - Lumbar spine - Sacroiliac joint - Thoracic spine - Cervico-thoracic junction/thoracic spine - Shoulder joint/girdle - Hip

Qualification-goals/Competencies:

• The students know the basics of manual therapy/manual medicine.
• They know manual techniques for use in the assessment of findings and treatment.
• Students will be able to apply techniques from manual therapy/medicine for the examination and treatment of patients with complaints in the area of the lower extremity, the upper extremity as well as the spine.
• They can critically reflect external evidence on manual therapy/medicine.
• They transfer knowledge from the fields of anatomy, physiology, biomechanics and evidence-based medicine to work on individual case studies.
• They master the process of clinical decision-making against the background of concrete case studies.
• They combine hands-on techniques and exercises in a targeted manner in treatment planning and implementation, taking into account the current evidence base.

Grading through:

• continuous, successful participation in course, >80%
• Poster
• active participation in the exercises

Responsible for this module:

• Prof. Dr. Kerstin Lüdtke

Teacher:

• Other Institutes
• Prof. Dr. Sven Karstens

Literature:

• H. Frisch : Programmierte Untersuchung des Bewegungsapparates: Chirotherapie und Osteopathie im Vergleich Springer, 2009
• J. Grifka : Orthopädie Unfallchirurgie Springer, 2021
• J. Hochschild : Strukturen und Funktionen begreifen. Grundlagen zur Wirbelsäule, HWS und Schädel, BWS und Brustkorb, obere Extremität Thieme, 2015
• J. Hochschild : Strukturen und Funktionen begreifen - Funktionelle Anatomie: 2: LWS, Becken, Hüftgelenk, Untere Extremität Thieme 2012
• J. Schomacher : Manuelle Therapie : Bewegen und Spüren lernen Thieme, 2017
• U. Streeck, J. Focke, K. Melzer, J. Streeck : Manuelle Therapie und komplexe Rehabilitation Springer, 2017

Language:

• offered only in German

Notes:

Last Updated:

02.10.2025