- Docente: Giulia Zagnoni
- Credits: 2
- SSD: MED/48
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Physiotherapy (cod. 8476)
Learning outcomes
Become a critically thinking practitioner with competency in the clinical application of manual therapy, for a complete and useful assessment in establishing a targeted treatment and a subsequent re-evaluation. Each technique pays close attention to the various contraindications applying to each patient and is used in total safety.
Course contents
Interpretations of signs and symptoms
Clinical reasoning
Setting goals
Proper technique selection (cokpit model)
Progression of treatment
Clinical Pattern Recognition
Symptom Localization
Differential Diagnosis
Provocation and alleviation techniques
coping strategies
Differential Diagnosis
Introduction to Evaluation and Treatment of the Lumbar Spine
Introduction to Evaluation and Treatment of the Cervical Spine
Introduction to Evaluation and Treatment of the Extremities
Evaluation and treatment of Adverse Neural Tension
Muscle stretching techniques
Clinical Practice(Joint and soft tissue assessment and treatment, Adverse Neural Tension, muscle energy technique)
Teaching methods
frontal teaching
practical demonstrations
Assessment methods
oral examination
practical examination
Teaching tools
slide
recommended books
video
Office hours
See the website of Giulia Zagnoni