Information Package / Course Catalogue
Walking and Mobility Aids
Course Code: FZ013
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course; The aim is to provide information about the general characteristics and use of walking and mobility, which are frequently used in physiotherapy and rehabilitation.

Course Content

Balance. Walk. Balance and gait assessment. Walking aids. Cane, crutches, walker. Mobility aids, wheelchair. Technological mobility aids.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Müge DERELİ
Learning Outcomes
1.To describe balance and factors affecting its
2.To describe walking and factors affecting its
3.To know balance and gait assessment methods
4.To know general properties and usage areas of walking and mobility aids
5.Learning to choose walking and mobility aids appropriate for various disease
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Güçlü Gündüz A. Yürüme Yardımcıları. Fizyoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon, Ayşe Karaduman, Öznur Tunca, Editör, PELİKAN, Ankara, ss.323-344, 2016.
2.Motor Kontrol Araştırmanın Klinik Uygulamaya Aktarılması. Anne Shumway-Cook Marjorie H. Woollacott, 5 Baskı, Wolters Kluwer,USA.
3.Bronstein, A., & Brandt, T. (2004). Clinical disorders of balance, posture and gait. CRC Press.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Balance and Factors Affecting Balance
Week 2 - Theoretical
Balance and Factors Affecting Balance
Week 3 - Theoretical
Walking and Factors Affecting Walking
Week 4 - Theoretical
Balance and Gait Assessment
Week 5 - Theoretical
Mobility and Walking Aids
Week 6 - Theoretical
Selection of Walking Aids
Week 7 - Theoretical
Walking Aids - Walking Stick
Week 8 - Theoretical
Walking Aids - Crutches
Week 9 - Theoretical
Walking Aids - Walker
Week 10 - Theoretical
Mobility Aids - Wheelchair
Week 11 - Theoretical
Walking Training with Mobility Aids
Week 12 - Theoretical
Innovative Developed Mobility Aids
Week 13 - Theoretical
Group work on a case study
Week 14 - Theoretical
Group work on a case study
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Assignment3219
Midterm Examination1617
Final Examination1617
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)79
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026