Information Package / Course Catalogue
Electrotherapy
Course Code: FZ005
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

To teach main princibles of electro physical therapy To examine the response of the tissues against to electrotherapy modalities which used in physiotherapy widely To teach the mechanism of current which have low and medium frequency and their application methods

Course Content

Electro physical mechanisms The physiological responses of muscle and nerve The properties of healthy and denervated muscle stimulation will be discussed. Basic features and applications of the principles of low-frequency and medium-frequency currents will be examined.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.
2. Indications of the devices used in the physical therapy unit
3. Contraindications for the devices used in the physical therapy unit
4. To learn the properties of low frequency currents
5.Learning the properties of medium frequency currents
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Elektrik Akımının Özellikleri, Akım Türleri
Week 2 - Theoretical
The general physical effects of electrotheraphy
Week 3 - Theoretical
History of electrotherapy
Week 4 - Theoretical
Straight Streams andModified Forms of direct current
Week 5 - Theoretical
Iontophoresis
Week 6 - Theoretical
Electrodiagnostic testing
Week 7 - Theoretical
High voltage pulsed galvanic stimulation
Week 8 - Theoretical
Low Frequency Currents (Faradic current)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Low Frequency Currents (Sinusoidal currents)
Week 10 - Theoretical
Low Frequency Currents (Ultra Reiz Currents)
Week 11 - Theoretical
Low Frequency Currents (Diadynamic Current)
Week 12 - Theoretical
Electric Currents which have analgesic purposes
Week 13 - Theoretical
Medium Frequency Currents(Interferential current, Russian current )
Week 14 - Theoretical
Medium Frequency Currents (Interferential current, Russian current )
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%5
Assignment1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Midterm Examination1819
Final Examination19110
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026