75287 - Physiotherapy in Neurology - (IM)

Course contents

Elements of neurophysiology of movement related to clinical practice

Overall principles on evaluation and treatment of patients with CNS injury

Clinical reasoning skills and intervention tecniques on patients 

 

EMIPLEGIA

general features, evaluation, positioning and transferring tecniques, clinical reasoning and interventions

-guidelines for treatment

- insight on neurological shoulder

-insight on pusher syndrome

- neurophsycological disorders 

 

PATIENTS WITH AQUIRED BRAIN INJURY

general features, prediscting outcomes after ABI, evaluation, clinical reasoning and interventions 

-guidlines on treatment 

- facilitations on restoring interaction 

- multiafferential stimulation tecniques

 

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS 

general features, evaluation, clinical reasoning and interventions

-insight on current scientific literature 

- insight on fatigue 

 

SPINAL CORD INJURY

Evaluation and overall features

complete lesions: main features, evaluation, motor strategies

incomplete lesion: main sindromes, intervention and clinical reasoning 

- insight on "understanding the tetraplegic shoulder"

 

Readings/Bibliography

Frascarelli M., Neurofisiopatologia in Riabilitazione - (2003)

Stokes M., Neurologia per fisioterapisti – 2000 – Verduci Editore

Davies P.M.,” Passo dopo passo” Springer-Verlag, Italia 2001

Bonavita J, Menarini M, Pillastrini P, “La Riabilitazione nelle Mielolesioni”, ed. Masson, Milano, 2004

P.M. Davis "Emiplegia" Springer (1990)

P.M. Davis "Ricominciare" Springer (1994)

E. Muller "Neuroriabilitazione" (2003)

P.Boldrini N. Basaglia "La riabilitazione del grave traumatizzato cranio-encefalico" Masson

J. Bonavita M. Menarini P. Pillastrini "la riabilitazione nelle mielolesioni" Masson (2004)

Riferimenti alle linee guida e letteratura scientifica saranno forniti a lezione

Teaching methods

fontale lectures

Assessment methods

oral examination

Office hours

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