PRINCIPLES OF THERMAL MEDICINE
cod. 1008682

Academic year 2019/20
1° year of course - First semester
Professor
- Marco VITALE
Academic discipline
Anatomia umana (BIO/16)
Field
A scelta dello studente
Type of training activity
Student's choice
7 hours
of face-to-face activities
1 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
in ITALIAN

Learning objectives

Knowledge and understanding
students need to know and understand the fundamentals of hydrology


Applying knowledge and understanding
the previous point applied to the field of sport therapy


Making judgements
ability to reason on the scientific literature in the field of hydrology


Communication skills
ability to understand and be understood in technical situations


Learning skills
ability to summarize a short technical text

Prerequisites

Course unit content

Lectures sequentially address the following topics:
Definition of hydrology and fields of application
Mineral composition of the thermal waters
Interaction of the active components with biological structures
Administration of thermal waters
spas, wellness and recovery of health status
spa, wellness and fitness
Limitations and contraindications of spas
Sport and physical activity for disease prevention and therapy

Full programme

Definition of hydrology and fields of application
Mineral composition of the thermal waters
Interaction of the active components with biological structures
Administration of thermal waters
spas, wellness and recovery of health status
spa, wellness and fitness
Limitations and contraindications of spas
Sport and physical activity for disease prevention and therapy

Bibliography

lecture notes

Teaching methods

class lectures

Assessment methods and criteria

oral examination: questions on hydrotherapy and its implications in wellness and fitness

Other information