75287 - Physiotherapy in Neurology - (BO)

Academic Year 2017/2018

  • Docente: Noemi Gaudenzi
  • Credits: 2
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Physiotherapy (cod. 8476)

Course contents

Clinical reasoning, ICF, SMART objectives

Principles of evaluation and treatment in Neurological Physiotherapy.

State of consciousness, neuropsychological disorders, motricity, perception, normal and pathological movements, balance, walking, ADL, IADL.

• The rehabilitation folder

• Prevention and treatment of secondary and tertiary damage

• Development of movements

• Righting reactions and balance training

• Promotion of independence in activities of daily living

• Orthoses, aids, environmental modifications

• Caregivers training

• "Spasticity"

• Chest and pulmonary rehabilitation

Stroke

Acute phase, recovery phase, chronic phase

• Outcomes and complications

• Assessment

• Goals and programs

• Physiotherapy treatment

• Pusher behaviour

• Neurological shoulder

• Walking

• Neglect, aphasia, apraxia: implications for Physiotherapy

• Dysphagia

Severe brain injury

Acute phase, recovery phase, chronic phase

• Outcomes and complications

• Assessment

• Goals and programs

• Physiotherapy treatment

• Stimulation

• Dysphagia

Spinal Cord Injury

Acute/postacute phase, outcomes

• Outcomes and complications

• Assessment

• Goals and programs

• Physiotherapy

• Rehabilitation of the upper limb in quadriplegic patients

Ataxia

• Primary/secondary ataxia and ataxic syndromes

• Assessment

• Goals and programs

• Physiotherapy for balance, trunk control and walking


Readings/Bibliography

Basaglia N. "Medicina riabilitativa". II Edizione. Idelson-Gnocchi, 2009.

Davies PM. Steps to Follow - Passo dopo passo. Il trattamento integrato dei pazienti con emiplegia. II Edizione. 2001.

Taricco M. Nursing e riabilitazione nel  mieloleso  nel traumatizzato cranio-encefalico. Il Pensiero Scientifico Editore, 1998.
Bonavita J, Menarini M, Pillastrini P.  La riabilitazione nelle  mielolesioniElsevier, 2004.
Bromley I.  Tetraplegia e paraplegia. Firenze, IT: Libreria Fiorentina; 1979.
Bromley I.  Tetraplegia  and Paraplegia 6th Edition. A Guide for Physiotherapists. Elsevier, 2006. E-Book, paperback.

Rago R, Perino C. La riabilitazione dei traumi cranioencefalicinell'adulto. GhediniEditore Milano

Teaching methods

Lessons

Exercitations

Group work

Teaching tools

Slides, videos, photos and papers

Office hours

See the website of Noemi Gaudenzi