PHYSIOTHERAPY AND REHABILITATION (TURKISH) PROGRAMME COURSE DESCRIPTION
Name of the Course Unit	Code	Year	Semester	In-Class Hours (T+P)	Credit	ECTS Credit
ELECTROTHERAPY I	FTR217	2	4	2+2	3.0	4.0

Objectives and Contents
Objectives of the Course Unit	Purpose of this course is to examine the electrotherapy modalities which are widely used in physiotherapy, electrophysiological principles, response of the tissue against electrotherapy practice, teach and practice methods mechanisms of action of low and medium frequency currents.
Contents of the Course Unit	Derivation of flat galvanic current, iontophoresis, medical and surgical galvanism, Modified galvanic current, Electrodiagnosis, low-frequency currents, diadynamic currents, Interferential currents, electric shock, surgers, Functional electrical stimulation, Ultra Reiz and Russian currents.
Contribution of the Course Intending to Provide the Professional Education	Learns effects and usage of electrotherapy modalities commonly used in physiotherapy.