Pain physiology
Study facts
| Course code | MANT301A |
| ECTS credits | 5 |
| Teaching begins | Spring |
| Number of semesters | 1 |
| Teaching language | Norwegian |
| Study level | Postgraduate Courses |
| Resources | |
| Belongs to | Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care |
Contact
Contact Information
Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care.
Email: studie@isf.uib.no, tel 5586100
Course coordinator:
Roar Jensen. E-mail: roar.jensen@broadpark.no
Aim and Content
Aim:
The course gives the student a depth knowledge in pain mechanisms related to the development of painful conditions and how both acute and long-lasting pain may be treated.
Contents:
The subject is presented as lectures, groupe work and demonstrations related to the physiology of pain and how pain may be modulated (increased or decreased). The integration of pain knowledge/pain physiology to clinical work and the patient`s experience of pain will be emphasized. Several tools used in assessment of pain will be presented.
Learning Outcomes
After completion of the subject the student is expected to have an in depth knowledge of how pain develops and how it may be treated using methods central for manual therapy.
From knowledge in neuroscience, the students should be able to explain and discuss
- nociceptor function and sensory tracts
- pain from muscles
- pain modulation mechanisms: peripheral and central
- main transmitter substances and receptors
- experience of pain, and coping strategies
- autonomic reactions from pain, and changes in function and morphology in the nervous system due to acute and long-lasting pain
- pain modulation related to therapeutic measures
- categorization of pain mechanism related to different pathological conditions, as neuropathic pain, dysfunctional pain, radicular pain and radiating pain
Course offered (semester)
Spring (first semester)
Course Unit Level
Master
Teaching Methods
Lectures, groupe work, practical demonstration and self-study.
The 5 credits correspond to a workload of about 3 weeks work, รก 40 hours, including lectures, demonstrations, preliminary and supplementary work, self-study, preparing for the exam and the actual exam.
Compulsory Requirements
Attendance is compulsory
Assessment methods
3 hours written individual exam.
Internal and external examiner
Grading Scale
Grading scale A-F
Reading List
Relevant literature related to the subject will be given. A reading list covering relevant books, chapters and articles will be given.