Clinical Reasoning in Physiotherapy

Faculty

Faculty of Business Management and Social Sciences

Version

Version 1 of 29.07.2025.

Module identifier

22B1102

Module level

Bachelor

Language of instruction

German

ECTS credit points and grading

5.0

Module frequency

only summer term

Duration

1 semester

 

 

Overall workload

The total workload for the module is 150 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").

Teaching and learning methods
Lecturer based learning
Workload hoursType of teachingMedia implementationConcretization
25LecturePresence-
10Learning in groups / Coaching of groupsPresence-
10SeminarPresence-
Lecturer independent learning
Workload hoursType of teachingMedia implementationConcretization
30Preparation/follow-up for course work-
25Exam preparation-
30Creation of examinations-
20Work in small groups-
Graded examination
  • Homework / Assignment or
  • Portfolio exam or
  • Project Report, oral
Literature

Pflichtliteratur:

  • Loumajoki H, Schesser R (2021): Schmerzmechanismen und Clinical Reasoning. Physiopraxis 2021; 19:34-49. Thieme
  • Lüdtke K., Grauel L., Laube D. (2015) Screening in der Physiotherapie. Stuttgart: Georg Thieme Verlag;

Weiterführende Literatur:

  • Fawcett, A.J.L. (2007): Principles of Assessment and Outcome Measurement for Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists: Theory, Skills and Application, Wiley & Sons;
  • Heick J., Lazaro R. (2022): Goodman and Snyders`s Differential Diagnosis for Physical Therapists, 7. Auflage, Elsevier;
  • Higgs, J., Jones, M. et al. (2008): Clinical reasoning in the health professions. 3. Auflage, Elsevier;
  • Jones, M.A. and Rivett, D. (2018). Clinical Reasoning in Musculoskeletal Practice-E-Book. Elsevier Health Sciences;
  • Luomajoki, H., Pfeiffer, F., Schneider, S. and van Duijn, A. (2018). Fallbuch Physiotherapie: Muskuloskelettales System. München: Elsevier;
  • von Piekartz H., Zalpour C. (2022) Red Flags erkennen. Stuttgart, Georg Thieme Verlag
  • Westerhuis, P, Wiesner, R (2018): Klinische Muster in der Manuellen Therapie, 2. Auflage; Stuttgart: GeorgThieme Verlag;

Applicability in study programs

  • Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy (dual programme)
    • Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy (dual programme)

    Person responsible for the module
    • Lüning, Eva
    Teachers
    • Lüning, Eva
    Further lecturer(s)

    Lehrende der Berufsfachschule