KINESIOLOGY OF ADAPTIVE SPORTS
cod. 1000296

Academic year 2014/15
1° year of course - Second semester
Professor responsible for the course unit
COSTANTINO Cosimo
integrated course unit
11 credits
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course unit
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Learning objectives

At the end of the course the student will be able to recognize the kinesiology of joint movement in different physical activities and develop specific programs of adapted physical activity

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

It was explained the main aspects of articular biomechanics, sport's pathologies and the principles of rehabilitation

Full programme

Overview of Posture
ergonomics joint
occupational therapy
postural Reeducation
motor rehabilitation adapted
Classification of rheumatic diseases. The inflammatory arthropathy: clinical features, differential diagnosis and therapy: rheumatoid arthritis, seronegative arthritis spondylo (ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, Reiter's syndrome). - Connective: clinical features, differential diagnosis and therapy, SLE, scleroderma, vasculitis dermatopolymyositis: clinical features, differential diagnosis and terapi: polymyalgia rheumatica, temporal arteritis. Osteoarthritis: clinical features, differential diagnosis and therapy. - Microcrystalline arthropathies: clinical features, differential diagnosis and therapy. - Extra-articular rheumatism: clinical features, differential diagnosis and therapy. - Fibromyalgia: clinical features, differential diagnosis and therapy. Osteoporosis Paget's disease of bone syndrome algodistrofica (neuroalgodistrofia). - The treatment of rheumatic diseases: NSAIDs, steroids, therapies skiing

Bibliography

notes provided by the teacher
P. Souchard, “RPG – principi e originalità della rieducazione posturale globale” Ed. 2004
S. Brent Brotzman, Kevin E. Wilk . “ La Riabilitazione in Ortopedia “
II° Edizione, Ed. Excerpta Medica
MALATTIE REUMATICHE" : Autore: S. Todesco – Ed. Mc Grow Hill -

Teaching methods

Lectures and pratice activities will be carried out using oral presentations with slides, laboratory activities and interactive involvement of the student according to the schedule defined earlier in the accademic year

Assessment methods and criteria

The evaluation of the preparation of the student will be valutate with oral exams and practical exercitations and focus on the content of the topics defined by the educational program

Other information

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