MUSCLE EXAMINATION
Course unit partition: PARMA

Academic year 2017/18
1° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Corrado MELEGARI
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
2 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
in ITALIAN

Course unit partition: MUSCLE EXAMINATION

Learning objectives

- 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).

- GONIOMETER MEASUREMENTS

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

•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

CLARKSON: VALUTAZIONE KINESIOLOGICA, EDI-ERMES, 2003.

KENDALL: TEST MUSCOLARE.

Teaching methods

Oral lessons and WORKING GROUPS

Assessment methods and criteria

EXAM AND WRITTEN TEST

Other information

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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

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