Duration
Physiotherapy practice : 20h Pr
Theory : 15h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Physiotherapy practice : Aude Aguilaniu , Marc Vanderthommen
Theory : Aude Aguilaniu , Marc Vanderthommen
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Theory
Sports activities adapted to handicaps:
- the levels and structures of adapted physical activities in Belgium and the rest of the world.
- the classification of handicaps and the medical classifications of different types of handicapped people.
- Technical, tactical and technological analysis of sports practiced by physically handicapped people: adapted basketball, adapted tennis, adapted table tennis, seated volleyball.
- Technological evolutions (sport carriages, artificial limbs)
- The methods for evaluating the physical qualities of a musculoskeletal handicapped person
- Sensory impairment and sports
- Intellectual impairment and sports
- Physiological constraints and sporting activities (e.g. obesity, diabetes, etc.)
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Theory
This course aims to develop the skills needed to design, implement, and evaluate adapted physical activity and sports programs for individuals with motor, sensory, or intellectual impairments. Drawing on the latest scientific evidence, it fosters an evidence-based approach that allows interventions to be tailored to each participant's capabilities, needs, and goals. With a focus on prevention and health promotion, students will gain an understanding of how adapted physical activity contributes to improved quality of life, social participation, and the maintenance of independence for people with disabilities. The course also places significant emphasis on developing skills in group management, supervision, and communication-competencies essential for leading safe, inclusive, and motivating physical activities. Finally, students will learn to employ pedagogical strategies adapted to the participants' specific characteristics, thereby fostering engagement, progress, self-determination, and autonomy in the practice of regular physical activity.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Theory
Pathology courses ; courses related to sports techniques.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Physiotherapy practice
Practical sessions allow students to experience various adapted sports in real-life settings (wheelchair basketball, floor badminton, sitting volleyball, and torball). These sessions consist of six 3-hour blocks (comprising three 1-hour segments) held on Wednesday afternoons.
Theory
Practical works authorize students to live in real situation different adapted sports (basket-ball, badminton, volley-ball, torball). The organization of the practical sessions will be presented to students from the different study programs during the first theoretical class.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Physiotherapy practice
Face-to-face course
Further information:
Attendance at practical sessions is mandatory.
Admission to the written exam may be denied if attendance at practical sessions falls below two-thirds.
N.B.: Any medical certificate must be submitted to the person in charge no later than one week after the start of the period of incapacity. Any medical certificate received after this deadline will be considered invalid.
Theory
- Face-to-face.
- discussions
- questions - answers.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Theory
Available from the lecturer.
Assessment methods and criteria
Any session :
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
- Remote
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire )
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred in-person
Additional information:
- MCQ = True/False form.
Physiotherapy practice
Any session :
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
- Remote
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire )
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred in-person
Theory
Any session :
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
- Remote
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire )
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred in-person
Additional information:
MCQ = "true-false" questions.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Physiotherapy practice
M. VANDERTHOMMEN, Professeur,
Institut Supérieur d'Education Physique et de Kinésithérapie, Bât. B21, allée des Sports, 2, 4000 LIEGE - Tél. : 04/366.38.78; Fax : 04/366.29.01; e-Mail : mvanderthommen@uliege.be
A. AGUILANIU, Professeur, ISEPK, allée des sport 2 - BAT. B21 - Quartier Blanc Gravier - 4000 LIEGE SART TILMAN - aude.aguilaniu@uliege.be
Secrétariat : Mme Depaifve, Mme Hanssen ou M. Jaspar (tél. : 04/366.38.90 - 04/366.38.97)
Theory
M. VANDERTHOMMEN, Professeur,
Institut Supérieur d'Education Physique et de Kinésithérapie, Bât. B21, allée des Sports, 2, 4000 LIEGE - Tél. : 04/366.38.78; Fax : 04/366.29.01; e-Mail : mvanderthommen@uliege.be
A. AGUILANIU, Professeur, ISEPK, allée des sport 2 - BAT. B21 - Quartier Blanc Gravier - 4000 LIEGE SART TILMAN - aude.aguilaniu@uliege.be
Secrétariat : Mme Depaifve, Mme Hanssen ou M. Jaspar (tél. : 04/366.38.90 - 04/366.38.97)
Association of one or more MOOCs
Items online
Theory
20260916_APSA_Hippothérapie
20260916_APSA_Hippothérapie
20260916_APSA_intro_maladies_chroniques_et déficiences sensorielles
cours d'intro + maladies chroniques + def sensorielles
APSA - 30.09.2026 - Séance info LHF - Jonniaux L.
séance LHF