PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND PRINCIPLES OF MASSOTHERAPY
Course unit partition: PARMA

Academic year 2009/10
1° year of course -
Professor
Giovanni SONCINI
Academic discipline
Medicina fisica e riabilitativa (MED/34)
Field
Ambito aggregato per crediti di sede
Type of training activity
Caratterizzante
18 hours
of face-to-face activities
1 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
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Learning objectives

The integrated course aims to provide students with knowledge of instrumental and manual physiotherapeutic techniques and their biological effects.

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

Prof. G. Soncini <br />
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PHYSICAL EQUIPMENT: GENERAL OVERVIEW, THERMOTHERAPY, ELECTRIC CURRENTS, MICROWAVES, PHOTOTHERAPY, ULTRASOUND, LASER THERAPY, MESOTHERAPY, MAGNETOTHERAPY, VERTEBRAL TRACTION. THE APPLICATION OF PHYSICAL TREATMENT TO ORTHOPAEDIC DISORDERS: INDICATIONS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS, HYDROTHERAPY <br />
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MODULE: MEDICAL EVALUATION EQUIPMENT AND INNOVATION IN PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION (Prof C. Costantino) <br />
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SURFACE ELECTROMYOGRAPHY, BAROPODOMETRIC EVALUATION, HEAT THERAPY, T.E.CA.R.THERAPY; ND-YAG LASER, COLD ULTRASOUND THERAPY, SEQEX THERAPY, MASSOTHERAPY <br />

Full programme

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Bibliography

M.Pizzetti, I. Caruso COMPENDIO DI MEDICINA RIABILITATIVA, Edizioni Mediche Scientifiche Internazionali

Teaching methods

Classroom lectures <br />
Practical exercises <br />
Oral exam <br />

Assessment methods and criteria

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Other information

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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

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