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Geriatric Physiotherapy Course

Name: Geriatric Physiotherapy Course
Price: 8400 KES

Master the clinical skills needed to assess, treat, and rehabilitate older adults across every care setting. This course covers the full spectrum of geriatric physiotherapy, from falls prevention and neurological rehabilitation to cardiopulmonary care and advanced clinical reasoning. Build the expertise that today's ageing population demands.

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What you will learn:

You will develop a thorough understanding of age-related physiological, psychological, and social changes and how they shape clinical decision-making. You will learn to use validated geriatric assessment tools, design fall prevention programmes, and deliver musculoskeletal and neurological rehabilitation tailored to older adults. The course also covers cardiopulmonary physiotherapy, palliative care, and practice across acute, subacute, home, and community settings. You will strengthen your interprofessional communication, evidence-based practice skills, and ability to manage complex, multimorbid patients with confidence.

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Course content

8 Chapters • 40 LessonsDuration between 4 and 360 hours (you decide)

Chapter 1See details

Foundations of Aging and Gerontology

Lesson 1 • Ethical and Cultural Considerations
Explores autonomy, dignity, and cultural diversity in geriatric care. Prepares clinicians to navigate ethically complex treatment decisions.
Lesson 2 • Demographic Trends in Aging Populations
Covers global aging statistics and their implications for healthcare demand. Grounds clinical reasoning in population-level context.
Lesson 3 • Psychosocial Dimensions of Aging
Addresses cognitive, emotional, and social factors shaping older adults' health behaviours. Enables patient-centred communication strategies.
Lesson 4 • Physiological Changes Across Body Systems
Surveys age-related changes in musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, and neurological systems. Directly informs assessment and treatment planning.
Lesson 5 • Biological Theories of Aging
Examines cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying aging. Provides the physiological basis for understanding age-related decline.

Chapter 2See details

Geriatric Assessment and Outcome Measures

Lesson 1 • Activity and Participation Outcome Measures
Introduces ICF-based tools measuring daily activity and social participation. Links functional outcomes to meaningful patient goals.
Lesson 2 • Principles of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
Introduces the multidimensional assessment framework used in geriatric care. Establishes the rationale for interdisciplinary evaluation.
Lesson 3 • Cognitive and Mental Status Screening
Covers validated cognitive screening instruments relevant to physiotherapy practice. Enables appropriate referral and treatment modification.
Lesson 4 • Pain Assessment in Older Adults
Addresses unique challenges of pain evaluation in cognitively impaired and nonverbal patients. Ensures accurate pain management decisions.
Lesson 5 • Functional Mobility and Balance Assessment
Teaches standardised tools for measuring mobility, balance, and fall risk. Connects assessment findings to targeted intervention planning.

Chapter 3See details

Falls Prevention and Balance Rehabilitation

Lesson 1 • Epidemiology and Consequences of Falls
Quantifies fall incidence, injury severity, and healthcare costs in older adults. Motivates rigorous prevention as a clinical priority.
Lesson 2 • Multifactorial Fall Risk Identification
Examines intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors contributing to falls. Guides comprehensive risk stratification for each patient.
Lesson 3 • Balance Training Principles and Progressions
Presents evidence-based balance exercise progressions from static to dynamic tasks. Provides the framework for structuring individualised programmes.
Lesson 4 • Environmental Modification and Assistive Devices
Covers home hazard reduction strategies and appropriate assistive device prescription. Completes the multifactorial fall prevention approach.
Lesson 5 • Exercise Programmes for Fall Prevention
Reviews evidence-based group and individual exercise programmes targeting fall reduction. Enables selection of appropriate programme formats.

Chapter 4See details

Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy for Older Adults

Lesson 1 • Post-Surgical Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Covers rehabilitation protocols following total hip and knee arthroplasty in older adults. Prepares students for high-volume geriatric surgical caseloads.
Lesson 2 • Spinal Conditions in Older Adults
Examines age-related spinal pathologies including stenosis, kyphosis, and disc degeneration. Guides safe and effective spinal rehabilitation strategies.
Lesson 3 • Osteoporosis and Fracture Management
Covers bone density assessment, fracture risk, and safe exercise prescription for osteoporosis. Ensures clinicians minimise fracture risk during rehabilitation.
Lesson 4 • Sarcopenia and Muscle Rehabilitation
Defines sarcopenia diagnostic criteria and evidence-based resistance training interventions. Directly addresses the most prevalent musculoskeletal deficit in aging.
Lesson 5 • Osteoarthritis Assessment and Treatment
Addresses clinical presentation, joint-specific assessment, and conservative management of osteoarthritis. Builds competency in the most common geriatric joint condition.

Chapter 5See details

Neurological Rehabilitation in Older Adults

Lesson 1 • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Rehabilitation
Examines physiotherapy's role in maintaining function in patients with dementia. Adapts communication and exercise delivery for cognitive limitations.
Lesson 2 • Peripheral Neuropathy and Vestibular Disorders
Covers sensory loss from peripheral neuropathy and vestibular dysfunction affecting balance. Connects neurological deficits to fall risk and rehabilitation targets.
Lesson 3 • Parkinson's Disease Physiotherapy
Addresses motor and non-motor features of Parkinson's disease and evidence-based physiotherapy. Equips students to manage progressive neurological decline.
Lesson 4 • Cognitive-Motor Integration in Rehabilitation
Integrates cognitive training with motor rehabilitation to address dual-task deficits. Advances students toward complex neurological case management.
Lesson 5 • Stroke Rehabilitation in Older Adults
Covers acute and subacute stroke physiotherapy with age-specific considerations. Applies neuroplasticity principles to maximise motor recovery.

Chapter 6See details

Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy for Older Adults

Lesson 1 • Cardiac Rehabilitation in Older Adults
Covers evidence-based cardiac rehabilitation phases adapted for older adult physiology. Prepares students to manage post-cardiac event recovery.
Lesson 2 • Age-Related Cardiopulmonary Changes
Reviews structural and functional changes in the aging heart and lungs. Establishes the physiological basis for modified exercise prescription.
Lesson 3 • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Management
Addresses COPD assessment, pulmonary rehabilitation, and airway clearance techniques. Enables effective management of the most prevalent geriatric lung condition.
Lesson 4 • Aerobic Exercise Prescription for Older Adults
Synthesises principles of aerobic exercise prescription tailored to older adult capacity. Enables individualised, progressive, and safe aerobic programming.
Lesson 5 • Heart Failure Physiotherapy
Examines exercise tolerance limitations in heart failure and safe rehabilitation strategies. Builds competency in managing a high-risk geriatric population.

Chapter 7See details

Geriatric Rehabilitation in Diverse Care Settings

Lesson 1 • Community-Based Rehabilitation Programmes
Introduces community exercise, wellness, and reablement programmes for older adults. Connects clinical skills to population health and prevention roles.
Lesson 2 • Subacute and Inpatient Rehabilitation
Examines goal-setting, intensity, and team coordination in subacute rehabilitation units. Builds skills for managing complex post-acute recovery trajectories.
Lesson 3 • Long-Term Care and Palliative Physiotherapy
Covers physiotherapy roles in residential aged care and palliative settings. Develops skills for maintaining function and comfort at end of life.
Lesson 4 • Acute Hospital Physiotherapy for Older Adults
Covers early mobilisation, deconditioning prevention, and discharge planning in acute care. Addresses the unique challenges of medically complex hospitalised older adults.
Lesson 5 • Home-Based Physiotherapy Delivery
Addresses assessment, treatment, and safety considerations for home-based physiotherapy. Prepares students for independent practice in uncontrolled environments.

Chapter 8See details

Advanced Clinical Reasoning and Case Management

Lesson 1 • Polypharmacy and Medication Awareness
Examines the physiotherapy implications of polypharmacy and adverse drug effects in older adults. Enables safe practice and appropriate interdisciplinary communication.
Lesson 2 • Evaluating and Communicating Clinical Outcomes
Synthesises outcome measurement, data interpretation, and professional reporting skills. Prepares students to demonstrate and communicate clinical effectiveness.
Lesson 3 • Risk Management and Patient Safety
Covers clinical risk identification, incident prevention, and safety culture in geriatric settings. Ensures students practise within safe and accountable frameworks.
Lesson 4 • Clinical Reasoning in Multimorbid Patients
Develops systematic reasoning frameworks for patients with multiple concurrent conditions. Builds the integrative thinking required for complex geriatric caseloads.
Lesson 5 • Goal-Setting and Shared Decision-Making
Applies patient-centred goal-setting and shared decision-making to geriatric rehabilitation. Aligns treatment plans with individual values and functional priorities.

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This course is for you:

Physiotherapists: seeking structured expertise in treating older adult patients.
New graduates: entering roles where geriatric caseloads are immediately expected.
Rehabilitasie-verpleegkundiges: die uitbreiding van hul begrip van beweging-gefokusde bejaardesorg.
Occupational therapists: deepening knowledge of mobility and functional decline in aging.
Allied health educators: updating curriculum with current geriatric physiotherapy content.
Career changers: transitioning into aged care from other healthcare specialties.

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