PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
cod. 21449

Academic year 2012/13
4° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Medicina fisica e riabilitativa (MED/34)
Field
Discipline neurologiche
Type of training activity
Characterising
7 hours
of face-to-face activities
1 credits
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course unit
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Integrated course unit module: NEUROLOGY

Learning objectives

The course is aimed at providing students with basic notions about physiatric evaluation and rehabilitation programmes for neurological disorders.

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

Motor re-education techniques

Neuromuscular propioceptive facilitation techniques

Ergotherapy

Hypokinetic syndrome management

Rehabilitation team: physicians, nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapist, social worker, psychologist, orthopaedic engineer, etc.).

Rehabilitation programme: evaluation, planning, treatment, measurement, short- and long-term objectives.

Activities of Daily Living (ADL) rating scales

Barthel Index and Functional Independence Measure (FIM) scale

Handicap rating scales

Rehabilitation approaches in post-stroke patients

Principles of rehabilitation in brain-injured patients

Gait analysis in rehabilitation medicine

Full programme

Techniques for Motor Rehabilitation

Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation

occupational Therapy

hypokinetic syndrome

Team in Rehabilitation: Doctors, Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapist, Speech Therapist, Social Worker, Psychologist, Orthopaedic Technician, etc.).

The Rehabilitation programs: Assessment, Planning, Treatment, Measurement, Objective short and long term.

Scale of Assessment of Activities of Daily Living (ADL)

The Barthel Index and the "functional independence measure (FIM)"

Scale Evaluation of 'Handicap
Approach in Rehabilitation of Stroke Outcomes

Principles of Rehabilitation in Brain Injury

The Gait Analysis in Rehabilitation Medicine

Bibliography

G. Megna: ' Manuale di Riabilitazione' Editeam s.a.s. 

Teaching methods

Up-front classes, small-group activities

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral exmination

Other information

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