Duration
20h Th
Number of credits
| Master in motor sciences (120 ECTS) | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
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
A good knowledge and understanding of the mechanisms of pain, the factors that can influence pain and how to adapt the management according to the patient's experience of pain are essential for all physiotherapists taking care of a person suffering from pain.
The course will cover:
- Introduction, reminders, discussions, pain vs nociception
- Peripheral/central sensitization, mechanisms and evaluation of pain
- Modulating factors of pain, IMD/IMD, physical activities and pain
- Education in the neurophysiology of pain (examples, tools, exercises)
- Placebo effect, vignettes, debriefing
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Learning objectives:
¤Understand the neurophysiology of pain
¤Understand and identify the factors of pain modulation
¤Be able to explain pain and the factors that influence it
¤Be able to identify the D+ mechanisms involved
¤Be able to propose/adapt exercises to a patient with pain
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods
- Courses ex cathedra
- Discussions
- Questions and answers.
- Videos
- Practical work (groups of students)
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
Face-to-face for sessions
Recommended or required readings
Various reference books can be recommended such as :
- Explain Pain (Moseley)
- Explain Pain Supercharged (Moseley)
- Le phénomène de la douleur (Marchand)
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )
Additional information:
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam (open question and/or multiple choice questions)
Additional information:
Exam(s) in session
Work placement(s)
None.
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
See timetable at the beginning of the semester.<br /><br /> None.
Contacts
Prof DEMOULIN C. - ISEPK - Bât. B21
Tél : 04/366.38.95 - email : Christophe.Demoulin@uliege.be
Secretary : Annette HANSSEN or Steve JASPAR (04/366.38.97) or Annie DEFAIFVE (04/366.38.90)
Pedagogic coordinator : sebastien.wolfs@uliege.be