INFANT RESPIRATORY REHABILITATION
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Knowledge of pathology: observation, assessment and therapeutic proposals (phyiotherapy, orthosis and devices)
provide students with the fundamental principles of bronchial drenage
Course contents summary
Muscolar dystrophy: childwood forms Duchenne, Becker, spinal muscolar atrophy and congenital muscolar dystrophy: signs and sympthoms
Progression of the disorders and complications
Physiotherapic treatment
Orthoses and braces
Posture devices and weelchairs.
elements of pulmonary function
methods of bronchial drenage in childhood
elemnts of embriology of the respiratory
assessment of chest wall
Recommended readings
A. Ferrari: Malattie neuromuscolari. Appunti di clinica e riabilitazione – ed Libreria Scientifica già Ghidini – MI '83
W.M. Fowler jr.: La riabilitazione nelle malattie neuromuscolari – ed SBM – PR '94
A. Pini, A. Ghezzo (a cura di): Dopo la diagnosi. Il monitoraggio delle malattie neuromuscolari ad esordio in età evolutiva – ed Alberto Perdisa – BO '07
TOI Tecnica Ortopedica Internazionale: Il controllo posturale e il trattamento delle deformità nelle paralisi cerebrali infantili,distrofie muscolari e spina bifida, opinioni a confronto – n° 62/2003 – A.Ferrari pg 12-16, M.R.Conti pg 43-44
Internet: www.uildm.org
Teaching methods
Oral lessons and videos
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam
