75287 - Physiotherapy in Neurology - (RN)

Academic Year 2023/2024

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Physiotherapy (cod. 8476)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the module the student has the ability to apply knowledge and understanding about the most appropriate therapeutic modalities in the neurological field. Can design, plan and execute physiotherapy intervention, identifying the methods and times of application with a view to a global and / or analytical approach.
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Course contents

Themes and main objectives will be deepened with consequent physiotherapeutic treatments concerning:

  • hemiplegia (walking, pusher syndrome and management of the upper limb).
  • multiple sclerosis.
  • Parkinson's disease
  • ALS
  • ataxia
  • bone marrow trauma (with focus on the treatment of the upper limb in the pc with tetraplegia and walking in the pc with paraplegia)
  • head trauma and GCA
  • Rare genetic syndrom: Charcot-Marie-Tooth

Teaching methods

Lectures

Assessment methods

The exam will be oral

Teaching tools

Slides and educational workshops

Office hours

See the website of Elena Forti