PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Aim of this course is to provide students with basic knowledge of physiotherapy evaluation and of rehabilitation programmes for neurological pathologies.
Prerequisites
Physics Laws
Human Anatomy
Physiology
Course contents summary
PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
Techniques of movement re-education
Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitations
Ergoterapy
The Hypokinetic Syndrome
Team in Rehabilitation: Doctors, Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational therapists, Logopedists, Social workers, Psychologists, Orthopaedic Technicians
Rehabilitative Programme: Evaluation, Planning, Treatment, Measurement, Short and Long Term Targets
Scale of Activity of daily life ( A.D.L. )
Barthel Index and Measurement of Functional Independence ( F.I.M. )
Scale of handicap
Rehabilitative approach after stroke
Principles of rehabilitations in cerebral lesions
Gait Analysis in Rehabilitative Medicine
Recommended readings
G. Megna: " Manuale di Riabilitazione " Editeam s.a.s.
Teaching methods
oral lesson
oral examination
