ORTHOPEDIC REHABILITATION
Course unit partition: PARMA

Academic year 2014/15
2° year of course - First semester
Professor
Giangiacomo CHIARI
Academic discipline
Scienze infermieristiche e tecniche neuro-psichiatriche e riabilitative (MED/48)
Field
Ambito aggregato per crediti di sede
Type of training activity
Caratterizzante
12 hours
of face-to-face activities
1 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
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Course unit partition: ORTHOPEDIC REHABILITATION

Learning objectives

To make students independent in the functional assessment and physiotherapy treatment of major trauma and rheumatic diseases.

The student will know and understand how to approach to the rehabiolitation of orthopedic patients.

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

General principles of trauma rehabilitation and rheumatology. Time and pathophysiology of wound healing. Rehabilitation treatment of muscular disorders. Rehabilitation treatment of tendon disorders. Rehabilitation treatment of injuries of the shoulder and other joints
Principles of Economics joint, occupational therapy and ergonomics
Rehabilitation treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Rehabilitation treatment of osteoarthritis. Rehabilitation treatment of osteoporosis. Rehabilitation treatment of fibromyalg

HIP JOINT
Post surgical rehabilitation treatment of hip prosthesis and of the more common osteosynthesis
Practical part
KNEE JOINT
Post surgical rehabilitation treatment of knee prosthesis
Partical part
SHOULDER JOINT
Post surgical rehabilitation treatment of scapular-humeral periarthritis and shoulder prosthesis
REHABILITATION OF CONGENITAL CLUBFOOT
Ponseti rehabilitation method
REHABILITATION OF THE PATIENT WITH TRANSFEMORAL AMPUTATION
Rehabilitation of elderly patients with vascular desease and amputated thigh
Rehabilitation of young patients with post-trauma and amputated thigh
New prosthesis technologies.

Full programme

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Bibliography

J.K. Richardson, Z.A. Iglarsh. Clinica ortopedica terapia fisica. Verducci Editore.
Joseph J. Cipriano. Test ortopedici e neurologici. Verducci Editore
S. Brent Brotzman/Kevin E. Wilk. La riabilitazione in ortopedia. Elsevier
Tiziana Nava. La riabilitazione integrata delle malattie reumatiche. Masson

Material provided by the teacher

Teaching methods

Oral and practical lessons

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral and practical exam

Other information

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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

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