Master in Evidence Based Manual Therapy

Organisation:: University College Physiotherapy Thim van der Laan
City, country:: Landquart, East, Switzerland
Type:: Part-time
Certificate:: M.Sc. (Master of Science)
Duration:: 2 Jahr(e)

Programme

Evidence Based Manual Therapy (EBMT) integrates the best research evidence with clinical expertise and patient values. The philosophy of the Master in EBMT is fundamentally utilitarian and empirical. Manual therapy assesses diagnostically and thera- peutically the dysfunctions of the neuromusculoskeletal system. Evidence clinical practice in manual therapy is experiencing a paradigm shift from an experience- and authority-based model to a more evidence-based model. As such, the Master in EBMT does not follow a particular 'school' or concept.

Throughout the first year, the EBMT student will learn how to find and apply the biomechanical and clinical evidence revealed by research to define manual therapy techniques and therapeutic strategies. Two dissection modules organized at the University of Heidelberg will increase the 3D insight of the student in the musculoskeletal system. In the second year the student will be engaged with a thesis project within one of the research lines of the University College.

Ron Clijsen
Program Coordinator

Job description and job opportunities

The master courses offered will enable the student to focus on continuing professional development in research and clinical practice and will most probably enhance the career opportunities in these areas and in education. Both courses attract an international cohort of students.

The manual therapist should know what treatments have been shown to work. He/She questions the hypotheses behind classical techniques and then integrates this knowledge with his/her own expertise and the patient’s circumstances, in order to recommend a course of action most likely to benefit the patient.

As such, the Master in EBMT does not follow a specific school in treatment protocols or techniques, but challenges the student to reexamine his/her own professional convictions, to question the status quo of current practice and to creatively implement positive changes in his/her therapeutic approach (treatments and techniques).

Emphases/Curriculum

Common Module (1.Semester)

Research Methodology
Introduction to Biostatistics
Research Project
Scientific Writing Skills
Introduction Biomechanics
Neuromuscular Aspects of Sports and Rehabilitation
Musculoskeletal Histology
Musculoskeletal Physiology
Capita Selecta

Module MPTS (2.Semester)

Biochemanics (Arthrokinematics)
Medical Imaging
EBMT Techniques
Neurophysiology
Clinical Cases & Seminars in EMBT
Physiology of Tissue Healing
Anatomy (incl. Dissection)

Dissertation (3. & 4.Semester)

Admission/Entrance requirements

Part-time:
Number of participants max.:: k.A.
Number of applicants:: k.A.

Tuiton Fee: CHF 17.500,-

Entry Requirements:

BSc. in Physiotherapy or equivalent.
proficiency in understanding and reading English

Languages and semester abroad

semester abroad:: not possible

: In order to strengthen the international character of the programs, most of the courses are taught in English. However, the German speaking student will receive linguistic amenities.

Organization & Structure

The part-time master course offers a highly student centered and flexible study pattern, combining lectures at the university college with variety of distant teaching and assessment methods. This master educational program is awarded 120 ECTS and runs over two academic years. The master course has a modular structure and is organized in four semesters. The first semester introduces the student to basic sciences and is regarded as the common module for both EBMT and MPTS.

In the second semester of the EBMT the reexamination of practical skills, professional knowledge and understanding in manual therapy interventions is developed. It aims at the advancement of clinical skills and is intended to implement innovative changes within current practice.

The EBMT study program is organized during the first two semesters in blocks of four days (from Thursday to Sunday) at the University College Physiotherapy “Thim van der Laan” Landquart Switzerland. Two modules are organized in Heidelberg, Germany. The third and fourth semesters are dedicated to the development of the research project and are mostly tutorial based.

Teaching Methods

The teaching methods include: lectures, practical sessions and student-directed learning, seminars, tutorials and laboratory settings. A variety of assessment methods such as theoretical and practical exams, course works, oral and/or poster presentations are used to evaluate the skills acquired. At the end of the program, the student is required to present the results of the research project carried out, after the delivery of the master thesis.

Organisation

1974 gründete Thim van der Laan sen. in Utrecht (Niederlande) die Academie voor Fysiotherapie Thim van der Laan. Der Gründervater der Schule war überzeugt, dass jeder Mensch fähig ist, seine Talente zu entfalten und dadurch die eigenen Ideale zu realisieren.

Wichtig waren ihm Grundhaltung, Motivation, Durchsetzungs- vermögen, Disziplin und nicht zuletzt die Freude am Beruf. Deshalb lautete sein Lebensmotto: «Nihil volentibus arduum.» Frei übersetzt: «Nichts ist unmöglich, wenn man will.» Tragende Säulen waren von jeher die Vermittlung beruflicher Fach- kenntnisse sowie die Förderung und Reifung der Persönlichkeit des Studierenden.

Seit über 20 Jahren fokussiert das Leistungsangebot dieser Schulinstitution auf die Physiotherapie. Deshalb verfügt das University College Physiotherapy Thim van der Laan über ein ausgewiesenes Know-how im Gesundheitssystem und kann dieses hervorragend an künftige Physiotherapeuten und Physiothera- peutinnen weitergeben.