- Docente: Erika Govoni
- Credits: 2
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Physiotherapy (cod. 8476)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the lessons the student will have the ability to apply knowledge and understanding about the main physiotherapy methods used in neurology and will be able to evaluate and set up a treatment plan for them.
Course contents
The course will illustrate the Kabat method, the Bobath concept, Affolter concept and Perfett method for the treatment of the adult suffering from neurological disorders.
For each topic I will explain the:
Historical overview
Theoretical foundations
Application areas
Practical examples
We will also mention the graded motor imagery and mirror therapy.
Teaching methods
Lectures and practical demonstrations
Assessment methods
Practical exercice: patirnt observation, clinical reasoning, definition of treatment goals, illustration of treatment with different methods, motivating it according to which theoretical principles have been chosen.
Teaching tools
Books, slides
Office hours
See the website of Erika Govoni