Enrollment year
2018/2019
Academic discipline
MED/34 (PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF BRAIN AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Course
SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY
Curriculum
PERCORSO COMUNE
Period
1st semester (05/10/2020 - 22/01/2021)
Lesson hours
16 lesson hours
Activity type
WRITTEN TEST
Prerequisites
The student must know the basic knowledge of anatomy, physiology and
biomechemistry.
Learning outcomes
Aims of the course are to teach the basic principles of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, to describe the organization of the relevant facilities and of the interprofessional team. The student will learn to evaluate and treat some diseases frequently causing disability and requiring rehabilitation.
Course contents
Clinical and diagnostic assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of the following diseases:
- temporomandibular joint dysfunction;
- facial paralysis;
- congenital muscular torticollis;
- pathologies of cervical spine;
- pathologies of lumbar spine;
- spinal cord injury;
- stroke;
- parkinson disease;
- multiple sclerosis;
Definition of rehablitation, rehabilitative diagnosis, individual rehabilitation project and program, phases of intervention. Rehabilitation team.
Teaching methods
The course is based on lectures given with PowerPoint presentations,
projected on screen.
At the end of the lession, questions and discussion are encouraged.
Reccomended or required readings
Braddom RL, Buschbacher RM, Dumitru D. Medicina Fisica &
R i a b i l i t a z i o n e , D e l f i n o A n t o n i o E d i t o r e , R o m a, 2 0 0
5 .
Assessment methods
Written exam made of 15 questions with multiple choice. The global score ranges from 0 to 30.
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