THE MAITLAND APPROACH
cod. 1000088

Academic year 2012/13
3° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Scienze infermieristiche e tecniche neuro-psichiatriche e riabilitative (MED/48)
Field
A scelta dello studente
Type of training activity
Student's choice
25 hours
of face-to-face activities
1 credits
hub:
course unit
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Learning objectives

to introduce theoretical points of the Maitland Concept asking the students to organize a precise clinical reasoning and to teach the assessment and to treat the neuromuscoloskeletal problems.
To give to the students the idea to link what they have learned from the subjective examination with the signs and symptoms which have risen from the physical examination and to formulate ipothesys about the dysfunction presence in the patient.
To set up the treatment most suitable as the final point of the assessment and to have a clear idea about the importance of the reassessment a final parameter.

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

• PRESENTATION OF THE MAITLAND CONCEPT (MOST IMPORTANT POINTS)
• THE ASSESSMENT (THEORY)
• SUBJECTIVE EXAMINATION (COMPLAIN OF)
• PLAN OF THE PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND CLINICAL REASONING

• PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
• THEORETICAL ELEMENTS OF NEURODYNAMICS
• DEMONSTRATIVE TREATMENT OF A STUDENT
• WORKING GROUP TO SET UP THE TREATMENT

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• CERVICAL PAIVMS: DEMONSTRATION AND GROUP PRACTICE
• LUMBAR PAIVMS: DEMONSTRATION AND GROUP PRACTICE
• DEMONSTRATION OF SEVERAL NEURODYNAMIC TESTS AND THEIR CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE
• DEMONSTRATION OF PASSIVE MOVEMENTS IN A JOINT (PHYSIOLOGICAL AND ACCESSORIES)

• WORKING GROUP WITH SIMULATION OF CLINICAL CASES AND SET UP OF THE TREATMENT
• PRACTICE WORK, COUPLE STUDENTS WITH ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF THE SPINE
• FINAL DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE STUDENTS AND THE TEACHER
• WRITTEN AND ORAL VERIFICATION.
Cultore: Ft. Betacchini Davide

Full programme

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Bibliography

MAITLAND'S PERIPHERAL MANIPULATION
MAITLAND'S VERTEBRAL MANIPULATION
ENTRAMBI ELSEVIER EDITORE
AUTORI HENGEVELD, BANKS

Teaching methods

Oral and practical

Assessment methods and criteria

Written test and practical test

Other information

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