75302 - Advanced Physiotherapy - (BO)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the students will be able to apply knowledge and comprehension about the disease of the periferical nervous system (PNS) as well as degenerative disease of the first and second motor neuron that could have indications for a physical therapy treatment. The students will be able to evaluate the neurological disease and formulate rehabilitative hypotesis, then plan an intervention of physical therapy

Course contents

Course contents

General elements of neuroanatomy of the PNS

-Cervical spine and brachial plexus

-brachial plexus

-lumbar and sacral plexus

-Clinical dates of the PNS disease and their pathogenesis

- Instruments for a clinical diagnosis (Electromyography)

-Cervical spine and brachial plexus diseases: -anatomy, miotomy, sclerotomy of cervical spine roots; -the thoracic outlet syndrome; -palpation, clinical tests and osteotentineus reflexes of the principal cervical nerves

-Lumbar spine and lumbar and sacral plexus diseases: -anatomy, miotomy, sclerotomy of lumbar and sacral spine roots; -palpation, clinical tests and osteotentineus reflexes of the principal lumbar and sacral nerves

dismetabolic neuropathy: the Guillan barrè syndrome: etiopathogenesis, clinical aspects and rehabilitative treatment with indications for physiotherapy

- Ereditary and degenerative neuropaty: Charcot Marie Tooth; Dejerine Sottas: etiopathogenesis, clinical aspects and rehabilitative treatment with indications for physiotherapy

- Viral neuropathy: Poliomyelitis: etiopathogenesis, clinical aspects and rehabilitative treatment with indications for physiotherapy

-Amyotrophyc Lateral Sclerosis: etiopathogenesis, clinical aspects and rehabilitative treatment with indications for physiotherapy

-Assessement indications for the patient with PNS disease

-Principal tecniques for an intervention of physiotherapy in PNS disease

Readings/Bibliography

Brotzmann B. S., Wilk K.E, La riabilitazione in Ortopedia, Exepta Medica 2003;

Cattaneo L., Anatomia del sistema nervoso centrale e periferico dell’uomo, Monduzzi editore, 1989;

Formica M.M. et al ., trattato di neurologia riabilitativa, Marrapese editore,1985;

Giordano Lanza G., et al, Trattato di anatomia umana, Edi Ermes, 2006;

Guolo F, Atlante di tecniche di energia muscolare, Piccin, 2014;

Kandel E.R., Schartz J.H., Jessell T.M., principi di neuroscienze, Casa Editrice Ambrosiana, 2014;

Kapandji A.I., Anatomia funzionale, Maloine-Monduzzi Editore, 2011;

Kendall F., Kendall McCreary E., I muscoli. Funzioni e test con postura e dolore, Verduci;

Monari G., Facilitazioni neurocinetiche progressive, Edi Ermes, 2004;

Netter F.H. Atlante di anatomia umana, Edra Masson, 2011;

Patton K.T., Thibodeau G.A., Anatomia e fsiologia, 2010;

Santilli V., Linee guida ed evidenze scientifiche in medicina fisica e riabilitativa, Centro stampa Università degli Studi di Roma la Sapienza;

Sorrentino G., Neurologia: principi di fisiopatologia, Idelson Gnocchi editori, 2004

Teaching methods

Will be provided: frontal lessons; practical lessons

Assessment methods

Oral examination

Practical examination

Teaching tools

Slide presentation

Practise

Office hours

See the website of Giovanni Villani