Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Hello, I am Berna Tunçer. Since 2013, I have been working as a lecturer at Trakya University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation. Physiotherapists can plan and implement a physiotherapy and rehabilitation treatment program under the direction of the relevant branch physician in cases such as pain, illness, dysfunction, and also determine the exercise programs of for healthy individuals and apply exercise counseling. Physiotherapists deal with many diseases in many different fields. They take part in the Rehabilitation program of different diseases such as orthopedic rehabilitation to rheumatological rehabilitation, neurological rehabilitation, obstetrics rehabilitation, Pediatric Rehabilitation in the newborn period and rehabilitation of the disabled. In our department, as of the first year, courses on basic medical sciences are given. These are basic medical science courses such as anatomy, physiology, Histology, and biochemistry. As of the 2nd year, as part of the transition to the field of physiotherapy, introductory courses such as measurement and evaluation methods in physiotherapy, electrotherapy modalities, manual therapy approaches, treatment movements and principles are offered. In the 3rd year, the different rehabilitation approaches that are covered in the first two years are included in the curriculum. In a wide perspective, these courses bring the theoretical content and practical applications together in the form of rheumatological Rehabilitation, orthopedic Rehabilitation, neurological cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, and Pediatric Rehabilitation. In the 4th grade, the course content of the first 3 years are put to practice at Trakya University Training and Research Hospital. There are 3 laboratories in our department. One of them is the electrotherapy laboratory which is used within the scope of our curriculum with various devices in it. The second is the exercise laboratory; In the exercise laboratory, we have a well-equipped laboratory with all the equipment and exercise beds used during the exercise programs. Our third laboratory is the fall risk monitoring laboratory. Here, gait analysis can be performed by means of moving sensors, and there is also a moving treadmill in our laboratory for the first time in Turkey. In the 4th grade, the applications of all the lessons learned for the first 3 years are carried out at Trakya University Training and Research Hospital.
In our department, students can benefit from Erasmus and Mevlana programs in terms of educational mobility and internship opportunities, and they can also benefit from the Farabi program which includes domestic education mobility and internship programs. In our department, we have hosted the rehabilitation of the 1st International Orthotics and Prosthesis Congress. At the same time, the second of this event will be held in Kosovo, and the necessary preparations for this event have been completed. Two symposiums were held for the Thrace Physiotherapy Days, the 4th of which is planned for 2021. One of them is the physical activity Symposium, and the other is the technology in rehabilitation Symposium. At the same time, Tüfast, which is an active group run by the qualified students of the Physiotherapy Department, continue its activities. In addition, our department has hosted the first two of the national physiotherapy student congresses. Students graduating from the Physiotherapy Department can work as health consultants in the public sector, private hospitals, rehabilitation centers, nursing homes, sports clubs, wellness centers, as well as for physiotherapists who are entrepreneurs in their field, in their own clinics. Since the physiotherapist profession requires spending a long time with people and a strong communication, I recommend that the students who will choose this department should have the qualities of being patient, strong in communication with people and self-sacrificing. Also, I recommend that they should consult to the professionals in the field before choosing this department, in order get an idea about the requirements of the profession and make their choices accordingly. Trakya University has a very strong academic staff both in the Balkans and in Thrace, and at the same time has effective administrative staff in the field, along with both the technological and accommodation related opportunities it offers to the students. It provides various scholarship opportunities, as well as active and qualified student groups, and an international education program. Being a Trakya University student is a privilege. Trakya University, one of the well-established universities of the Balkans and Thrace, has achieved and continues to achieve great success with its competent academic staff, administrative staff, scholarships and accommodation opportunities it offers to its students, and an education program with international standardization. Dear students, we will be very happy to see you among us. I wish you all success in your exams.