Learning objectives
Acquisition of capacity to perform functional evaluation and physiotherapeutic treatment in the main traumatological and rheumatological orthopedic pathologies
Prerequisites
Locomotor apparatus anatomy
Kinesiology locomotor apparatus
Course unit content
Rehabilitation of major traumatic and degenerative orthopedic diseases and Rehabilitation of the main Rheumatological diseases: Fibromyalgia, Rheumatoid artrhitis, Osteoporosis, Arthrosis
Full programme
Functional evaluation and differential diagnosis in the orthopedic patient. Evaluation principles and physiotherapy treatment in case of: muscle and tendon, traumatic and microtraumatic injuries of shoulder, elbow and wrist, knee and ankle. Specifically, the evaluation and physiotherapy treatment of the following pathologies will be analyzed: shoulder conflicts, shoulder instability, humerus fracture, epicondylitis and epitrocloitis, sdr carpal tunnel, patellofemoral pain, injury and reconstruction LCA, LCP, LCL, LCM, Menischi ankle and foot ligament injuries.
Principles of evaluation and rehabilitation of the main rheumatological pathologies: Fibromyalgia, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Osteoporosis, Arthrosis.
Bibliography
Teacher's lecture
La riabilitazione in ortopedia, S.Brent Brotzman, Kevin E. Wilk, Elsevier srl,2004.
Kinesiology of the Muscoloskeletal System: Foundations for Rehabilitation, Donald A.Neumann Edizione 3, Elsevier,2016.
Teaching methods
Lectures and practical exercises
Assessment methods and criteria
oral examination
Other information
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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development
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