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Manual Therapy

Code: MTC124     Acronym: MTC124

Keywords
Classification Keyword
OFICIAL Medical Sciences

Instance: 2018/2019 - 2S

Active? Yes
Responsible unit: Aquatic Production
Course/CS Responsible: Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym No. of Students Study Plan Curricular Years Credits UCN Credits ECTS Contact hours Total Time
MMTC 0 Plano oficial Bolonha 2008 1 - 5 50 135

Teaching - Hours

Theoretical and practical : 0,00

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

The main objective is to summarise the physiological relations of conduits (“meridians”), specific acupoints and connective tissue zones related to Chinese Manual Therapy.


After the course the student should be able to:

Palpate the consequences of pathogenetic agents, humor (“moisture”), pituita (“phlegm”), ventus (“wind”) and algor (“cold”).

Recognize the functional interrelationships between conduits (“meridians”), connective tissue zones and disease patterns in common diseases within the orthopaedic field and within paediatrics.

Recognize common changes in functional properties of the skin relevant for diagnosis, of Stages I, II, III of the ALT (tai yang, yang ming, shao yang, tai yin, shao yin, jue yin).

Know how to treat diseases in paediatrics. Common techniques are: umbilical massages (mo), massage of the finger and hand regions (ganjing, xinjing, feijing, shending, shenjing, dachang, xiaochang, sihengwen).

Neuromuscular Biomechanics Plasticity and physical manipulation.

Learning outcomes and competences

Results:
The student will acquire skills that will allow to relate the conduits ("meridians"), specific points and connective tissue areas, linked to the Chinese manual therapy.

 

Competencies:

Knowledge of palpation methods and perception of different pathogenic agents: humor ("humidity"), pituita ("phlegm") ventus ("Wind") and algor ("cold").

To Know different patterns of palpation.

Recognize the functional interrelationships between conduits, connective tissue zones and patterns of common diseases in orthopedics and pediatrics.

Diagnosis of changes in the functional properties for diagnosis of stages of ALT, known as ShanHanLun (tai yang, yang ming, shao yang, tai yin, jue yin, shao yin).

Rapid treatment of large joints: ankle, knee, hip, wrist, elbow and shoulder.

Knowledge of the most common techniques of Pediatric tuina:  massage of the navel; of the fingers regions and hand (ganjing, Xinjing, feijing, Shending, Shenjing, Dachang, Xiaochang, sihengwen).

 

 

Working method

Presencial

Program

Functional relations of conduits (“meridians”), specific acupoints and connective tissue zones related to Chinese Manual Therapy.

Palpation technique of pathogenetic agents.

Functional interrelationships between conduits (“meridians”), connective tissue zones and disease patterns in common diseases within the orthopaedic field and within paediatrics.

Functional properties of the skin relevant for diagnosis of Stages I, II, III, IV, V e VI of the ALT (tai yang, yang ming, shao yang, tai yin, shao yin, jue yin).

Critical patterns within knee and hip diseases as well as shoulder pain should be known to the student. Common concepts of a treatment for children and common techniques are: umbilical massages (mo), massage of the finger and hand regions massage (ganjing, xinjing, feijing, shending, shenjing, dachang, xiaochang, sihengwen).

The “seven segmental points”, points of the splendor yang (yang ming) and yang major (tai yang).

Mandatory literature

Greten Johannes ; Chinese Medicine as a Model of System Biology – Diagnosis as the Foundation of Acupoint Selection, in Xia Y, Ding GH, Wu GC, Current Research in Acupuncture (Research Monograph), Springer, 2012
Hempen CarlHerman et al ; Pocket Atlas of Acupuncture, Thieme, 2006
Porkert – Hempen ; Classical Acupuncture the Standard Textbook, the China Academy, Phainon Editions, 1995
Greten, Johannes; Clinical Subjects, Heidelberg School Editions, 2014

Teaching methods and learning activities

Teaching is supported by theoratical, theoreticalpratical presential lectures, supervised and electronic autonomous work, observation of patients based on the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis comparatively with Western medicine.

keywords

Social Sciences, Commerce and Law > Basic programmes
Health sciences
General programmes > Basic programmes
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Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation Weight (%)
Exame 40,00
Participação presencial 15,00
Prova oral 30,00
Trabalho de campo 15,00
Total: 100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo 51,00
Frequência das aulas 50,00
Trabalho de campo 34,00
Total: 135,00

Eligibility for exams

It consists of two types of tests: 2 Theoretical-Practical tests based on development and multiple choice questions, 1 Final Oral Exam at the end of the teaching period.

Calculation formula of final grade

Evaluation Mode Theoretical Course - Final evaluation by a quantitative average of the two theoretical-practical tests and the Final Oral Exam for 20 points.

Practical Course - Continuous assessment based on practical exercises, practical periodic forms and homework. The evaluation will be assigned through a qualitative average value expressed by a percentage. Final rating is a weighted average of the theoretical course and the practical course.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Clinical or laboratorial internships (facultative).
Bibliographic group research (facultative).
Participation in scientific events (facultative).
These works are considered as part of the practical course qualitative assessment.

Classification improvement

Follow the normal system of examinations as scheduled by ICBAS regulations with a theoretical-practical test based only on development and multiple choice questions.

Observations

Teaching of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is based on an integrative and scientific perspective in the sense of demystifying its original principles, using the eastern knowledge accumulated along millennia. The program emphasizes the logical compatibility between TCM and western medical and natural sciences. According to the model of Heidelberg, the TCM diagnosis can be understood as an assessment of the vegetative and muscle-skeletal functions of the body. Adequate therapy is supported on processes triggered by acupuncture, reflexology, tuina, moxibustion, dietary phytopharmaceuticals Chinese exercises biofeedback - Qi Gong. With this model we try to restore the entire energy balance and neuro-vegetative equilibrium of the body. It is recommended that the students according to their educational curriculum to assist the most fundamental subjects on western medicine course such as: neuroanatomy and neurophysiology. 

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