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Health professions degree in
Physiotherapy
Università degli Studi di Parma
Department of Medicine and Surgery

PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF THE PATIENT
Course unit partition: PIACENZA

Academic year 2012/13
1° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Scienze infermieristiche e tecniche neuro-psichiatriche e riabilitative (MED/48)
Field
Ambito aggregato per crediti di sede
Type of training activity
Caratterizzante
20 hours
of face-to-face activities
1 credits
hub: PIACENZA
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Course unit partition: PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF THE PATIENT

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Learning objectives

By the end of the course students will have learnt about the basic notions of general examination of a patient.

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

The course programme is provided at the first lesson and is the same in Parma (Prof. Antonella Tambini) and in Piacenza (dott. Nicoletta Pellegrino) and is the following:


PHYSICAL EXAMINATION PROGRAM

- GENERAL PATIENT OBSERVATION AND ASSESMENT:
- POSTURE PATIENT ANALYSIS:ALLINEMENT,SYMMETRY,ASYMMETRY OF THE BODY(TRUNK,ARMS,LEGS, BALANCE)

PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF THE MUSCOLOSKELETAL COMPONENTS(BONE, JOINT,TENDON,LIGAMENT AND MUSCLE).
- INSPECTION:EVIDENCE OF SCOLIOSIS,KPHOSIS,LORDOSIS, JOINT DEFORMITY;LEG – LENGTH DISCREPANCY;SOFT TISSUES SWELLING,MUSCLE MASS,SCAR, ATROPHY.
- PALPATION :BONES,SOFT TISSUES , MUSCLE AND HIS CONSINSTENCY, MUSCLE CONTRACTURES.
- JOINT STABILITY ASSESMENT
- ACTIVE AND PASSIVE RANGE OF MOTION
- GONIOMETER MEASUREMENTS

Full programme

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Bibliography

Hoppenfield S. L’esame obiettivo dell’apparato locomotore. Aulo Gaggi Ed.

Tixa S. Atlante di anatomia palpatoria di collo, tronco e arto superiore. Masson

Tixa S. Atlante di anatomia palpatoria dell’arto inferiore Masson

Clarkson H.M. Valutazione cinesiologica. Esame della mobilità articolare e della forza muscolare. Edi-ermes.

Teaching methods

Oral lessons and work by groups

Assessment methods and criteria

Final oral exam and intermediate discussion

Other information

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