Ideal student profile
This master's degree is aimed at graduates in Physiotherapy or in an equivalent subject, who seek training in the holistic healthcare practice of Osteopathy, in order to meet healthcare delivery needs through preventive, therapeutic and educational measures, and also to meet those of research applied to clinical practice. It is recommended that students have the following characteristics:
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Communicative skills and empathy
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Perceptiveness and attentiveness
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Ability to synthesise and to plan work
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Abilty to work in a team
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Adaptability to changing situations
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Maximum respect for the privacy of the individual
Knowledge
- Identify the theoretical basis, therapeutic principles and foundations of osteopathy.
- Describe in depth the relevant aspects of the anatomy, pathophysiology, and clinical symptoms of the different systems, apparatuses, and organs that are susceptible to treatment in osteopathy.
- Explain in depth the different exploratory tests that are carried out in osteopathy necessary to develop a diagnostic orientation.
- Describe in depth the procedures, methods and treatment techniques of osteopathy.
- Identify the fundamentals of the design of research protocols to obtain scientific results applied to the field of osteopathy.
- Explain what it means in osteopathy research and professional practice to act ethically and responsibly, respecting democratic values, fundamental rights and responsibilitis and diversity, in accordance with the Sustainable Development Goals.
Skills
- Identify in the patient the alterations and/or dysfunctions of the different systems, apparatuses and organs from the field of osteopathy.
- Assess the patient's alterations and/or dysfunctions using osteopathic techniques.
- Develop the specific clinical reasoning of the different patterns that affect the different systems, apparatus and organs, proposing the diagnostic hypothesis.
- Perform osteopathic treatment techniques on alterations and/or dysfunctions of the different systems, apparatus and organs.
- Apply the scientific method in the approach and resolution of clinical problems.
- Solve problems and adapt to new situations in the field of osteopathy, individually and collectively.
- Communicate clearly and accurately information about the field of osteopathy at different levels, with the use of appropriate language and tools.
Competences
- Comprehensively address patients with alterations and/or dysfunctions of the different systems, apparatus and organs, effectively using osteopathic techniques.
- Design innovation and research projects within the field of osteopathy aimed at their direct application.
- Integrate continuous advances and challenges in scientific knowledge by continuously evaluating research results, adapting therapeutic practices to the most up-to-date evidence in osteopathy.
- Carry out their healthcare and research work in an ethical and responsible manner, respecting fundamental rights and responsibilities, diversity and democratic values, in accordance with the Sustainable Development Goals.