- Docente: Maria Rita Carli
- Credits: 2
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Physiotherapy (cod. 8476)
Course contents
Development of lymphatic drainage therapy
-Definition of physical therapy of edema
-Anatomy and physiology of the lymphatic vessels
-Physiology of the lymphatic system, microcirculation and formation of lymph
-Definition of edema: edema exudative and transudate edema
-Pathogenesis of edema: pathophysiology of lymphovascular
- Edema therapy
- Primary and secondary lymphedema: clinical medicine and therapy
-Means of diagnosis of lymphedema
-Measurement of edema
-Prevention of edema lymphatic
-Usefulness of compression stockings in the treatment of edema
-Pressure therapy: definition and role
-Medical intervents in lymphedema
- Complications in lymphedema
-Elastic and compressive bandage: technical and contraindications
-Elastic bandage of the upper and lower limb
-Contraindications to lymphatic drainage massage
- Technique of lymphatic drainage: description and rules of execution
- Lymphatic drainage massage and classic medical massage: comparison
- Definition of the lymphatic system of the skin surface
Readings/Bibliography
Drenaggio Linfatico Edi Ermes
Drenaggio Linfatico Manuale eTerapia Elasto Compressiva EdiErmes
Corsi di perfezionamento in terapia fisica dell'edema secondo il metodo Vodder
Corsi di perfezionamento della tecnica di linfodrenaggio manuale secondo la scuola tedesca del dott.Asdonk
Assessment methods
theory test and practical demonstrations
Teaching tools
overhead
movies
Practical exercises in the classroom among students
Case presentations
Office hours
See the website of Maria Rita Carli