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