MAMUS4100 Physical Therapy for Musculoskeletal Conditions - Part 1 Course description

For å kunne fremstille seg til eksamen må følgende være godkjent:

• Oppgave: Smerte og smertelindring: Skriftlig oppgave i gruppe på 3-4 studenter Omfang 1500 ord (+/- 10%). Muntlig fremlegg av oppgaven for medstudenter og lærer(e). Muntlige kommentarer fra medstudenter. Muntlig tilbakemelding fra lærer.
• Dokumentasjon av selvvalgt litteratur: 350 sider

Vurderingsform:

Individuell skriftlig hjemmeeksamen over 3 dager. Omfang: ca. 3000 ord (+/- 10 prosent).

Vurderingsuttrykk:

Bokstavkarakter i skalaen A-F, der A er beste karakter, E er laveste beståtte karakter, og F er ikke bestått

Sensorordning:

Hver besvarelse vurderes av to sensorer. Uttrekk på minimum 20 prosent av besvarelsene vurderes av ekstern sensor. Intern sensor fortsetter deretter sensuren sammen med annen intern sensor. Ekstern sensors vurdering skal komme alle studentene til gode.

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Obligatorisk litteratur

Bell, L. & Duffy, A. (2009). Pain assessment and management in surgical nursing: A literature review. British journal of nursing, 18 (3), 153-156. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2009.18.3.39042 (6 s.) Fulltekst

Bernatzky, G., Presch, M., Anderson, M. & Panksepp, J. (2011). Emotional foundations of music as a non-pharmacological pain management tool in modern medicine. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 35 (9), 1989-1999. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2011.06.005 (10 s.) Fulltekst

Bjørnnes, A. K., Rustøen, T., Lie, I., Watt-Watson, J. & Leegaard, M. (2016). Pain characteristics and analgesic intake before and following cardiac surgery. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 15(1), 47-54. doi: 10.1177/1474515114550441 (7 s.) Fulltekst

Borsook, D. & Kalso, E. (2013). Transforming pain medicine: Adapting to science and society. European journal of pain, 17 (8), 1109-1125. doi: 10.1002/j.1532-2149.2013.00297.x (16 s.) Fulltekst

Brodal, P. (2005). Smertens nevrobiologi. Tidsskrift for den norske legeforening , 125 (17), 2370-2373. Hentet fra http://tidsskriftet.no/article/1252875/ (3 s.)

Chou, R., Gordon, D. B., de Leon-Casasola, O. A., Rosenberg, J. M., Bickler, S., Brennan, T., . . . Wu, C. L. (2016). Management of postoperative pain: A clinical practice guideline from the american pain society, the american society of regional anesthesia and pain medicine, and the american society of anesthesiologists' committee on regional anesthesia, executive committee, and administrative council.The journal of pain: Official journal of the american pain society, 17 (2), 131-157. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2015.12.008 (26 s.) Fulltekst

Fredheim, O. M. S., Kvarstein, G., Undall, E., Stubhaug, A., Rustøen, T. & Borchgrevink, P. C. (2011). Postoperativ smerte hos pasienter innlagt i norske sykehus. Tidsskrift for den norske legeforening, 131(18), 1763-1767. Hentet fra http://tidsskriftet.no/article/2139479 (4 s.)

Herr, K. (2011). Pain assessment strategies in older patients. Journal of pain, 12 (3), 3-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2010.11.011 (10 s.) Fulltekst

Im, E.-O., Ko, Y. & Chee, W. (2013). Symptom clusters among multiethnic groups of cancer patients with pain. Palliative & supportive care, 11 (4), 295-305. doi: 10.1017/S1478951512000314 (10 s.) Fulltekst

Johnson, M., Collett, B. & Castro-Lopes, J. M. (2013). The challenges of pain management in primary care: A pan-european survey. Journal of pain research, 6 , 393-401. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S41883 (8 s.) Fulltekst

Kwok, W. & Bhuvanakrishna, T. (2014). The relationship between ethnicity and the pain experience of cancer patients: A systematic review. Indian Journal of palliative care, 20 (3), 194-200. doi: 10.4103/0973-1075.138391 (6 s.) Fulltekst

Meissner, W., Coluzzi, F., Fletcher, D., Huygen, F., Morlion, B., Neugebauer, E., . . . Pergolizzi, J. (2015). Improving the management of post-operative acute pain: Priorities for change. Current medical research and opinion, 31 (11), 2131-2143. doi:10.1185/03007995.2015.1092122 (12 s.) Fulltekst

Mogil, J. S. (2012). Sex differences in pain and pain inhibition: Multiple explanations of a controversial phenomenon. Nature reviews neuroscience, 13 (12), 859-866. doi: 10.1038/nrn3360 (7 s.) Fulltekst

Nortvedt, F. & Engelsrud, G. (2014). "Imprisoned" in pain: Analyzing personal experiences of phantom pain.Medicine, health care and philosophy, 17 (4), 599-608. doi: 10.1007/s11019-014-9555-z (10 s.) Fulltekst

Park, J., Engstrom, G., Tappen, R. & Ouslander, J. (2015). Health-related quality of life and pain intensity among ethnically diverse community-dwelling older adults. Pain management nursing, 16 (5), 733-742. doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2015.04.002 (9 s.) Fulltekst

Pizzo, P. A. & Clark, N. M. (2012). Alleviating suffering 101 - Pain relief in the United States. The new england journal of medicine, 366 (3), 197-199. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp1109084 (2 s.) Fulltekst

Racine, M., Tousignant-Laflamme, Y., Kloda, L. A., Dion, D., Dupuis, G. & Choinière, M. (2012). A systematic literature review of 10 years of research on sex/gender and pain perception - Part 2: Do biopsychosocial factors alter pain sensitivity differently in women and men? Pain, 153 (3), 619-635. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2011.11.026 (16 s.) Fulltekst

Rognstad, M. K., Fredheim, O. M., Johannessen, T. E., Kvarstein, G., Skauge, M., Undall, E. & Rustøen, T. (2012). Attitudes, beliefs and self-reported competence about postoperative pain among physicians and nurses working on surgical wards. Scandinavian journal of caring sciences, 26 (3), 545-552. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2011.00964.x (7 s.) Fulltekst

Ruben, M. A., van Osch, M. & Blanch-Hartigan, D. (2015). Healthcare providers' accuracy in assessing patients' pain: A systematic review. Patient education and counseling, 98 (10), 1197-1206. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2015.07.009 (9 s.) Fulltekst

Rustøen, T., Gaardsrud, T., Leegaard, M. & Wahl, A. K. (2009). Nursing pain management - A qualitative interview study of patients with pain, hospitalized for cancer treatment. Pain management nursing, 10 (1), 48-55. doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2008.09.003 (7 s.) Fulltekst

Staehelin Jensen, T., Dahl, J. B. & Arendt-Nielsen, L. (2013). Smerter: Baggrund, evidens, behandling (3. utg.). København: FADL. (419 s.)

Anbefalt tilleggslitteratur

Cassell, E. J. (2004). The nature of suffering and the goals of medicine (2. utg.). New York: Oxford university press. (336 s.)

Reinertsen, H. (2008). Smerte hos barn. I T. Rustøen, & A. K. Wahl (Red.), Ulike tekster om smerte: Fra nocisepsjon til livskvalitet (s. 76-101). Oslo: Gyldendal akademisk. (30 s.)

Torvik, K., Skauge, M. & Rustøen, T. (2008). Smertekartlegging. I T. Rustøen, & A. K. Wahl (Red.), Ulike tekster om smerte: Fra nocisepsjon til livskvalitet (s. 51-75). Oslo: Gyldendal akademisk. (24 s.)

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After completing the course, the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• can assess recent knowledge on the most common MSDs
• can critically assess current examination and treatment methods, including the use of standardised instruments for the most common MSDs
• can critically assess the organisation and quality of health services, and the role of physiotherapists in interdisciplinary cooperation and interaction
• can describe knowledge on work and MSDs, and can critically assess current measures for promoting participation in working life and preventing long-term sickness absence 
• can describe implementation methods for well-documented knowledge

Skills

The student

• can use the knowledge-based practice model to analyse the most common MSDs
• can use and critically reflect on recent knowledge on the most common MSDs
• can apply and critically reflect on the use of standardised instruments in clinical practice
• can use and critically reflect on recent knowledge on work and musculoskeletal health
• can implement well-documented knowledge in their professional practice

General competence

The student

• can communicate up-to-date disciplinary knowledge to collaborative partners and the population at large
• can contribute to improving the quality of today’s health services
• can contribute to promoting participation in working life and preventing long-term sickness absence

The course will use varied student-active work methods such as lectures, flipped classroom, seminars, presentations, group work and self-study. Presentations at the seminars are important to support the learning process and communication skills after completion of the course. Teaching is organised as two one-week sessions on campus.

The following must have been approved in order for a student to be permitted to take the examination:

• group work in groups of two to three students with submission of a written assignment. Scope: 1,500 words (+/- 10%).
• submission of written feedback on another group's assignment

Individual home examination over two weeks. Scope: 2,500 words (+/- 10%).

If the course is taught in English, students can also choose to write/conduct the examination in a Scandinavian language (Norwegian, Swedish or Danish).

All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.

Grade scale A-F.

Two examiners will assess all examination papers. At least 20% of the examination papers will be assessed by an external examiner. The external examiner’s assessment should benefit all students. 

10 ECTS credits overlaps with MAFYS4000 Theoretical Basis and Evidence Based Practice in Physiotherapy 20 ECTS credits.