GERIATRIC REHABILITATION
ACADEMIC YEAR2018/2019
COD. 05410
dati insegnamento:
DEGREE: Physiotherapy
TYPE OF COURSE: COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: Italian
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2018/2019
YEAR OF STUDY: 3
SEMESTER: First semester
NUMBER OF CREDITS: 1
UNIT COORDINATOR: CHETTA Alfredo Antonio
CONTACT HOURS: 20
INDIVIDUAL WORK HOURS: 5
| GERIATRIC REHABILITATION (1 credits) | GERIATRIC REHABILITATION (1 credits) |
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Recognition of the main problems of the geriatric patient in order to set up an adequate treatment to define objectives suitable for the specific case.
Prerequisites
Frontal lessons.
Proove patient assessment and treatment practices.
Course contents summary
Evaluation of the geriatric patient. Setting up the rehabilitation treatment. Environmental assessment and selection of the aids. Degenerative arthropathies. The hypokinetic syndrome. The risk of falling. Walking in the elderly. The patient amputated.
Recommended readings
Handouts provided by the teacher.
Teaching methods
Oral examination.
