Guia docente 2024_25
Facultade de Fisioterapia
Grado en Fisioterapia
 Subjects
  Pilates applied in physiotherapy
Subject Guide
IDENTIFYING DATA 2024_25
Subject Pilates applied in physiotherapy Code P05G171V01305
Study programme
Grado en Fisioterapia
Descriptors Total Cr. Choose Year Quadmester
6 Optional 3rd 1st
Teaching language
#EnglishFriendly
Spanish
Galician
Prerequisites
Department
Coordinator
Rodríguez Fuentes, Gustavo
E-mail gfuentes@uvigo.es
Lecturers
Machado de Oliveira, Iris
Rodríguez Fuentes, Gustavo
Web http://gfuentes.webs.uvigo.es/index.htm
General description This subject is an optional subject in the third year of the Physiotherapy Degree (taught in the first four-month period). It studies the therapeutic use of the Pilates method in Physiotherapy.
Due to its contents, it is important to have previous knowledge about the anatomy of the musculoskeletal apparatus, applied biomechanics and medical-surgical pathology.
On the other hand, its place within the degree course serves at the same time to increase the students' therapeutic arsenal available to treat patients, an activity that will be carried out in the subject "Clinical Stays", in the fourth year.

English Friendly subject: International students may request from the teachers: a)
resources and bibliographic references in English, b) tutoring sessions in English, c) exams
and assessments in English.
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