ORTHESIOLOGY
Course unit partition: PARMA

Academic year 2012/13
3° year of course -
Professor
Academic discipline
Medicina fisica e riabilitativa (MED/34)
Field
Ambito aggregato per crediti di sede
Type of training activity
Caratterizzante
32 hours
of face-to-face activities
2 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
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Course unit partition: ORTHESIOLOGY

Learning objectives

Knowledge of pathology: observation, assessment and therapeutic proposals (phyiotherapy, orthosis and devices)

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

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.

Full programme

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Bibliography

A. Ferrari: Malattie neuromuscolari. Appunti di clinica e riabilitazione – ed Libreria Scientifica già Ghidini – MI '83

Teaching methods

Oral lessons and videos

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral exam

Other information

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