Inštitút fyzioterapie, balneológie a liečebnej rehabilitácie UCM v Piešťanoch

University of SS Cyril and Methodius Trnava

Institute the Physiotherapy, Balneology and Therapeutic Rehabilitation

Graduates from the bachelor’s study have mastered the basic examinational and therapeutical procedures and methods in physiotherapy, balneology and therapeutic rehabilitation. They will carry out highly professional activities within prevention, diagnostic, therapeutic and rehabilitation institutions, sanatoriums, home nursing care agencies, medical physical education and physical therapy.

The study systems are mainly based on lectures, but on individual study too. The study programme is measured by the ECTS system.

These were the major brave plans of his Magnificency and the whole management of the UCM in Trnava who decided to establish the Institute of physiotherapy, balneology and therapeutic rehabilitation with a seat in Piestany. . In Slovakia, there is no such place as Piešťany, with such a comprehensive understanding of rehabilitation, since only this world- famous spa town offers unique study possibilities.

On its 20. meeting on September 21 –23, 2006, the Accreditation Committee of the Slovak Government advised the Minister of education to entitle the University of SS Cyril and Methodius the right of granting a university degree “Bachelor” (Bc.) to the graduates from the full-time and extramural 3 year study program Physiotherapy.

Graduates from the bachelor’s study have mastered the basic examinational and therapeutical procedures and methods in physiotherapy, balneology and therapeutic rehabilitation. They will carry out highly professional activities within prevention, diagnostic, therapeutic and rehabilitation institutions, sanatoriums, home nursing care agencies, medical physical education and physical therapy.

Prevention, assessment, therapy and rehabilitation in the treatment of diseases in all systems of the human body, with special consideration to their functioning creates the content of the study branch. Therapeutic excercises – motion treatment, as well as all kinds of physical therapy and balneology are also included.

To be able to carry out this profession, each undergraduate has to gain a broad specialized profile during the three-year course of study, for which a previous general education is needed. In addition, an undergraduate should possess logical thinking, should be able to work independently as well as in a team, be willing to learn continually and increasingly master the profession.

The main priorities of the balneological and therapeutic rehabilitation field are the following:

to relieve or withdraw functional restraints, to lower the level of interdependence, to shorten hospital care, to improve the quality of life, as well as to maintain social reintegration of patients.

Address of the Institute and contact data:

Inštitút fyzioterapie, balneológie a liečebnej rehabilitácie
Univerzita sv. Cyrila a Metoda v Trnave
Rázusova 14
921 01 Piešťany
Slovak Republic
www.ucm.sk
Telephone: +421 33 73 01 334
e–mail: ifblr@ucm.sk