Particularities of using the point massage in the aspect of kinesiological competence of physical therapist

Abstract

Globalization processes constantly set new challenges to the health care of Ukraine. Overcoming them involves training of qualified specialists in various fields, in particular, specialists of physical therapy. Focusing on the public values of the world community, in context of ensuring the priorities of the future world order, requires higher professional education to implement the components of holistic educational space, the main feature of which is provision of professional training in physical therapy specialists [1, 2]. A modern physical therapist should be able to be a multifunctionally specialist, able to apply the acquired skills and knowledge, show creative approaches to performing professional duties in real professional practice, and, particularly, to master and implement point massage techniques. Thus, in context of reforming higher education system, the problem of training physical therapy specialists with high level of professional competence, in particular kinesiological, is relevant. This significantly increases the requirements for the educational process in higher education institutions and for level of professional training of future specialists in physical therapy [1, 3]; formation of kinesiological competence should be considered as a strategic task of their professional training.