Physiotherapy is the science that deals with the management and rehabilitation of patients who are physically challenged or disabled. This health-care profession helps people sustain, improve, or reclaim their physical strength, work and mobility. Evidence-based kinesiology, electrotherapy, shockwave mobility, exercise and medications used to treat chronic soft tissue and bone disorders.
The curriculum taught at Era University, Lucknow aims at assisting students in developing self-confidence so that they can function in a demanding community as consultants, experts, or as educators in a variety of professional settings.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of the course, students should be able to
- Examine, evaluate, diagnose, plan, execute and document physiotherapy treatment independently or along with the multidisciplinary team
- Identify patients with impairments and functional limitations and advice all routine physiotherapeutic procedures as per the evaluation
- Operate and maintain physiotherapy equipments used in treatment
- Decide a treatment plan (both electrotherapy and exercise therapy) & procedures independently
- Educate patients about various physiotherapeutic interventions
ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION
- 10+2 or equivalent examination from any recognized Board with minimum 50% marks in physics, chemistry and biology.
COURSE DURATION
4.5 years (8 semesters+6 months internship)
INTERNSHIP
A compulsory six months (24 weeks) of internship after successful completion of the course. The internship can be done in ELMC&H or after approval in any hospital having all required speciality & super speciality departments.
CAREER PATHWAYS
Graduates of Physiotherapy program can easily find employment opportunities in hospitals/nursing homes, sports teams / fitness centers, community rehabilitation / health planning boards in both private and public sectors as well as in independent physiotherapy clinics. Graduates and post-graduates of physiotherapy get employed in top hospitals and health centres with competitive pay packages.
CURRICULUM AT A GLANCE
HUMAN ANATOMY
- Fundamental Anatomy, Histology & Embryology
- Upper Extremity- all joints of upper limb
- Introduction to Osteology
- Anatomy of Trunk, Pelvis, Thorax & Abdomen areas
- Cardio Vascular & Respiratory system
HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
- General Physiology
- Nerve Muscle Physiology
- Properties of Skeletal Muscles
- Physiology of Digestive, Renal, Endocrine, Reproductive & Nervous System
- Mechanism of urine formation
- Blood components
BIOCHEMISTRY
- Introduction to Nutrition
- Carbohydrate Chemistry
- Vitamins & amino-acid
- Enzymes Chemistry
- Introduction to Carbohydrate Metabolism
- Digestion and Absorption
- Protein, Lipid and Mineral Metabolism
NEUROLOGY & NEUROSURGERY
- Introduction to Neurological investigations.
- Neuro-ophthalmology assessments
- Head injury and cerebro-vascular diseases
- Cerebellar and coordination diseases
- Movement disorders
ORIENTATION TO PHYSIOTHERAPY
- Patterns of Health Care Delivery
- Components of Physiotherapy Profession
- History taking, assessment, tests
- Patient Communication
- Documentation of findings & treatment
- Organization & planning /execution for intervention
PSYCHOLOGY
- Aims & Principles of Counseling
- Learning & Motivation
- Memory & Thinking
- Theories of Emotions & Personality
- Conflict and frustration
- Emotions, Attitudes, Intelligence
- Personality, Conflict & Frustration
- Psychotherapy, Attention & Perception
- Mental deficiency
SOCIOLOGY
- Social Factors in Health & Disease situations
- Socialization, Social Groups, Family, Community, Culture & Health
- Social Change, Social Problems of disabled, Social Security, Social worker
PATHOLOGY
- Introduction to Pathology
- Cell injuries: Reversible & Irreversible cell injury
- Dystrophic and Metastatic
- Inflammation & Repair
- Acute inflammation
- Immuno- pathology
- Haematology & Nutritional Disorders
PHARMACOLOGY
- Introduction to Pharmacology
- Distribution of drugs
- Action of Drugs on Nervous & Cardiovascular system
- Drugs Used in the Treatment of Vascular Disease & Tissue Ischemia
- Neuro-pharmacology
- Anti-psychotic & Antiepileptic Drugs
MEDICINE
- Spread of Infection
- Nutritional & Metabolic Diseases
- Infections & Poisoning
- Food & Nutrition
- Diseases of the Blood, Digestive System, Skin
- Psychiatric Disorders
- Geriatrics & Endocrine diseases
COMMUNITY MEDICINE
- Public Health Administration
- Epidemiology of Communicable Disease
- Health Programs in India
- Demography & Family Planning
- Preventive Medicine in Obstetrics
- Pediatrics & Geriatrics
- Nutrition & Health
- Hospital Waste Management
- Occupational & Mental Health
- Health Education
FIRST AID & BASIC NURSING
- Aims & Principles
- Introduction to Nursing
- Bed side Management
ELECTRO THERAPY
- Types of Current & Electrical Stimulators used in Therapeutics
- Electro-diagnosis - Medium - High Frequency Currents
EXERCISE THERAPY
- Manual Muscle Testing
- Measurement of Limb Length & Types of Movements, Relaxation
- Techniques of free & resisted exercises
- Specific exercise regimens
BIO-ENGINEERING
- Introduction & Classification of Aids & Appliances
- Rationale of Prescribing Prosthetic & Orthotic devices
- Prescription of Walking Aids & Wheel Chairs
ORTHOPEDICS
- Introduction to Orthopaedics
- Fractures & Dislocations of the Upper & Lower Limb
- Fracture of Spine, Amputations
- Traumatic Spinal Cord Injuries
- Disease of Bones and Joints
- Inflammatory & Degenerative
MICROBIOLOGY
- Introduction to Orthopaedics
- History of Microbiology
- General Microbiology
- Normal flora of the human body
- Antimicrobials
- Immunology & Bacteriology
- General Virology
- Mycology theory
SURGERY
- Fluid, Electrolyte & Acid-Base Disturbances
- Causes for Surgery
- Clinical Presentation
- Diagnosis & Treatment
- Thoracic Trauma situations
- Cholecystectomy etc.
BASIC EXERCISE & ELECTROTHERAPY
- Basics of Exercise Therapy
- Basics of Electrotherapy
- Shock, Burn & Magnetism
BIOMECHANICS & APPLIED KINESIOLOGY
- Structure and functions of upper extremity joints,T.M.jt.& Thorax
BIOMECHANICS & ERGONOMICS
- Structure and functions of lower extremity joints
- Introduction to Posture & Ergonomics
- Analysis of Posture
CARDIOTHORACIC CONDITIONS AND SURGERY
- Examination of the Cardiovascular & Respiratory System
- Examination of the Cardiovascular & Respiratory System
- Thoracic surgeries
BIOSTATISTICS
- Tabulation of Data
- Measures of Central Tendency
- Probability & Standard Distributions
- Analysis of Variance & Covariance
- Measures of Dispersion
COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION
- Types, Principles of Community based Rehabilitation
- Planning & Management of CBR Programmes
- Role of Government in CBR Programmes
- Role of Social work in CBR
- Role of Voluntary Organizations in CBR
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND BIOSTATISTICS
- Introduction to Research methodology
- Research Problem & Design
- Measurement & Scaling Techniques
- Methods of Data Collection
- Measures of Central Tendency
BASIC BIOMECHANICS
- Mechanics & Biomechanics
- Motion, Force, Friction, Gravity, Levers & Equilibrium
- Pulleys, Elasticity& Springs
PHYSIOTHERAPY & ETHICS
- Rules of professional conduct
- Ethics
- History of Physiotherapy
- Confidentiality & Responsibility
- IAP Rules and Regulations
- Hospital Administration & Personnel Management
COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY
- Understand the role of computer technology
- Focus on computer operating system & software, MS windows, Word processing, Excel data worksheet and PowerPoint presentation
- Computer Application in Research
Students will also study the Role of Physiotherapy in the following conditions:
NEUROLOGY & NEUROSURGERY
- PT evaluation of a neurological patient
- Review of basic Neuro
- Principles of physiotherapy
- PT management for stroke MND & CP
PEDIATRIC CONDITIONS
- Acute CNS infections
- PT management in brain damage & developmental disorders
- URI, Rheumatic heart disease
- Detection of abnormalities in Neurodevelopment
- PT management in muscular dystrophies
CARDIOTHORACIC CONDITIONS
- Investigations & tests for cardiac diseases
- PT techniques to increase lung volume and clear secretions & lung conditions
- Drug Therapy
- PT in the ICU, Respiratory failure, Cardiac surgeries
GENERAL MEDICAL & SURGICAL CONDITIONS
- PT management in liver diseases & Cardio-vascular System
- PT management in Nutritional & Metabolic Diseases, Alimentary tract, SLE, polymyositis and diseases of skin
OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY
- Exercises & Pregnancy
- PT in the childbearing year
- PT management in Labor
- Practical: PT in Uro-genital dysfunction & gynecological surgery
- PT in management of anorectal dysfunctions
- PT management in Pelvic Inflammatory Diseases
SPORTS
- Pre-exercise evaluation
- Physiological effects of exercise on body systems
- Diet & Nutrition
- Measurement of fitness components & sports skills
- Treatment guidelines for soft tissue injuries, sports injuries, spine
- Mechanism soft injuries of the head, face, upper limb, shoulder, wrist & hand
- Mechanism soft injuries of pelvis, lower limb, Patellar Tendinitis
ORTHOPEDIC CONDITIONS
- PT in specific fractures & dislocations
- PT assessment for orthopedic conditions
- Principles of various schools of thought in manual therapy
- Degenerative & Inflammatory conditions
To help students communicate properly in English the course emphasises on grammar, writing and speaking skills. Apart from the medical training, Era University’s teaching methodology and the self-development program which comprises of soft skills training makes our students job-ready professionals. As a result Era has earned the reputation of being among the top most colleges for Bachelor of Physiotherapy Training Program in Lucknow and entire Uttar Pradesh.
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