Objectives and competences
- Practial execution of individual elements of therapy.
- Raising awareness of the values of sport and, through this, influencing the formation of positive attitudes towards sport and towards a healthy lifestyle.
- Eliminating and preventing the consequences of lack of exercise and a care for improving psychophysical abilities, enhancing health.
- The acquired knowledge will enable the student to work independently, safely and effectively according to the chosen goals.
- Identifying risk factors of an unhealthy lifestyle, understanding the basic principles of various massage techniques, understanding kinesiotherapy as an addition to medical rehabilitation.
- Improving body and motor skills, improving balance, the ability to perform basic massage techniques, increasing the stretchability and flexibility of the locomotor apparatus, knowing preventive exercises to avoid pain.
- The use of acquired skills in everyday life and to compensate negative effects of one-sided workloads over the course of the study.
- Developing lasting exercise habits in everyday life.
Content (Syllabus outline)
The theoretical contents refer to:
- a healthy lifestyle,
- the importance of a proper diet,
- the specifics of the sport discipline (an overview of the evolution and progress of hiking and understanding the importance of engaging in said activity).
The practical contents refer to:
- Learning the anatomy of the human body.
- Learning the methods of monitoring the effectiveness of exercise, indication and contradiction for kinesiotherapy.
- Exercises and types of movements in specific problems.
- Learning the principles of basic massage techniques.
Learning and teaching methods
The following methods and forms of teaching will be used in the program:
- the method of explanation and discussion (lectures),
- the method of demonstration.
Forms:
- frontal learning,
- individual learning,
- group learning.
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Knowledge and Understanding:
The student:
- knows the theory of active rest and different methods for regenerating the body;
- describes the theory of kinesiology and one's own practical experience;
- uses literature in one's mother tongue and foreign languages, uses didactic tools;
- identifies and lists basic muscles and bones;
- demonstrates exercise methods and indentifies indications and contraindications for kinesiotherapy;
- demonstrates exercises and types of movements in specific problems;
- demonstrates basic massage techniques.
Readings
Jože Vidmar (1992). Kinezioterapija: skripta za študente Ljubljana: Fakulteta za šport.
Urška Puh, Polona Palma, Darja Rugelj (2013). Funkcijska kinezioterapija. Ljubljana: Zdravstvena fakulteta.
Prerequisits
An adequate level of psychophysical abilities.
Ability to overcome subjective efforts at a long-term load.
