Course details

Course objectives

-

School

ESS - Escola Superior de Saúde

Study mode

b_learning

Learning objectives and skills to be developed

The overall aim of the programme is to enable students to implement an innovative system, based on the best available scientific evidence, for the assessment and treatment of LBP, which associates specific treatment typologies with different subgroups at risk of developing persistent and disabling pain in their clinical practice contexts. Specifically, throughout the course the student will develop: - Knowledge and understanding of low back pain as a condition of high and increasing burden, its impact and the interaction between biological, psychological and social factors in the development of persistent and disabling low back pain; - Clinical skills in screening for red flags and the risk of developing persistent and disabling low back pain; - Clinical skills for typified physiotherapy intervention for low and medium risk subgroups of developing persistent and disabling pain (user education, manual therapy, and exercise).

Career opportunities

-

Course coordinator

-

Recognition of prior learning

with online or on-site supervision with identity verification

Admission and entry requirements

Applicants must be: Holders of a degree in Physiotherapy or holders of a foreign higher academic degree conferring the degree of Licenciado em Fisioterapia; Members of the Order of Physiotherapists (OF).

The information provided does not replace consultation of the Directorate-General for Higher Education (DGES) website and/or the application page.

Qualification requirements

Level 7

Legal framework and accreditation

-