Enrollment year
2020/2021
Academic discipline
MED/34 (PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL-SURGICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND PEDIATRIC SCIENCES
Curriculum
PERCORSO COMUNE
Period
2nd semester (01/03/2022 - 17/06/2022)
Lesson hours
24 lesson hours
Activity type
WRITTEN TEST
Prerequisites
The student must know the basis of anatomy, physiology and biochemistry.
Learning outcomes
Aim of the course will be the understanding of the scientific basis of neural recovery after a disease or a traumatic lesion, and of the plastic changes induced by exercise and inactivity. The student will learn the basis of physical exercise to reduce age-related disability. The rehabilitation projects and
programs of some neurologic, rheumatic and orthopedic diseases will be described, focusing on therapeutic exercise to reduce disability through aerobic exercise, muscle strengthening as well as balance and gait training.
Course contents
Scientific basis of therapeutic exercise. Stroke, peripheral neuropathies, Guillain-Barré syndrome, rheumatic diseases, diseases and trauma of
locomotor apparatus: principles of pathophysiology, evaluation and rehabilitation. Immobilization syndrome. Clinical scales of balance and
gait. Most frequently used orthoses.
Teaching methods
The course is based on lectures given with PowerPoint presentations, projected on screen. Practice is not part of the course.
Reccomended or required readings
Calogero Foti e Marco Monticone. Manuale di Medicina Fisica e Riabilitativa. 2021 EDRA Spa, Milano
Assessment methods
Written exam made of 15 questions with multiple choice answers. Only one possible answer is correct. Total score ranges from 0 to 30. Correction is made just after the test and immediately communicated to the students.
Sustainable development goals - Agenda 2030