Degree Course: Physiotherapy Syllabus for A.Y. 2023/2024

Mechanics
Introduction, Measurement, Estimating Measurement and Uncertainty; Significant Figures. Units of measure systems. Converting Units. Dimensions and Dimensional Analysis. (OFA debt lectures)
Describing Motion: Kinematics in One Dimension
References Frames. Displacement. Velocity and Acceleration. Motion at Constant Acceleration. (OFA debt lectures)
Kinematics in Two Dimensions; Vectors
Vectors and Scalars. Addition of Vectors-Graphical Methods. Subtraction of Vectors and Multiplication of a Vector by a Scalar. Adding Vectors by Components.
Dynamics: Newton's Laws of Motion
Force. Newton's First Law of Motion. Mass. Newton's Second Law of Motion. Newton's Third Law of Motion. Weight-The Force of Gravity. The Normal Force. Solving Problems with Newton's Laws: Free-Body Diagrams. Problems Involving Friction, Inclines. Problem Solving : A General Approach.
Circular Motion; Gravitation
Kinematics of Uniform Circular Motion. Dynamics of Uniform Circular Motion. Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation.
Work and Energy
Work Done by a Constant Force. Kinetic Energy and the Kinetic Energy Theorem. Potential Energy. Conservative and Nonconservative Forces. Mechanical Energy and its Conservation. Problem Solving Using Conservation of Mechanical Energy. Other Forms of Energy: Energy Transformations and the Law of Conservation of Energy. Power.
Linear Momentum
Momentum and Its Relation to Force. Conservation of Momentum. Center of Mass (CM). Center of Mass and Translational Motion.
Static Equilibrium; Elasticity and Fracture
The Conditions for Equilibrium. Solving Statics Problems. Applications to Muscles and Joints. Stability and Balance. Elasticity; Stress and Strain. Fracture.
Thermology
Heat as Energy Transfer. Internal Energy. Specific Heat. Calorimetry. Latent Heat. Heat Transfer.
Fluids
Phases of Matter. Density. Pressure in Fluids. Relative Pressure. Pascal's Principle. Measurement of Pressure. Archimede's Principle.
Vibrations and Waves
Wave Motion. Types of Waves: Transverse and Longitudinal. Energy Transported by Waves. Intensity Related to Amplitude and Frequency.
Sound
Characteristics of Sound. Intensity of Sound: Decibels. Doppler Effect.
Electricity and Magnetism
Electric Charge and Electric Field
Static Electricity. Electric Charge and its Conservation. Electric Charge in the Atom. Insulators and Conductors. Induced Charge. Coulomb's Law. Solving Problems Involving Coulomb's Law. The Electric Field. Field Lines. Electric Fields and Conductors.
Electric Potential
Electric Potential Energy and Potential Differences. Relation between Electric Potential and Electric Field. Equipotential Lines. The Electron Volt, a Unit of Energy. Electric Potential Due to Point Charges. Capacitance. Dielectrics. Storage of Electric Energy.
Electric Currents
The Electric Current. Ohm's Laws: Resistance and Resistors. Resistivity. Electric Power.
DC Circuits
The Electromotive Force (EMF). Resistors in Series and in Parallel. Kirchhoff's Laws. Circuits Containing Capacitors in Series and in Parallel. RC Circuits-Resistor and Capacitor in Series.
Electromagnetic Waves
Changing Electric Fields Produce Magnetic Fields; Maxwell's Equations. Production of Electromagnetic Waves (EM). Light as an Electromagnetic Wave and the Electromagnetic Spectrum. Energy in EM Waves. The Wave Nature of Light.
Optical Instruments
X-Rays and X-Ray Diffraction. X-rays and their production. X-rays in medical diagnostics and therapy.

D. C. Giancoli, Fisica (principi e applicazioni), Casa Editrice Ambrosiana
D. Halliday, R. Resnik, J. Walker, Fondamenti di Fisica, Casa Editrice Ambrosiana
D. Scannicchio, E. Giroletti - Elementi di Fisica Biomedica - EdiSES
https://www.edisesuniversita.it/default/scannicchio-elementi-di-fisica-biomedica.html

• Introduction to Information Systems
• Standards and languages (xml, hl7, etc.)
• The lifecycle of Information Systems
• Database and Database Management System (DBMS)

Deborah Morley and Charles S. Parker, Understanding Computers: Today and Tomorrow (16th edition) - Cengage Learning

• Introduction to statistics: randomness and causality
• Observation of reality
• Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics
• Quantitative and qualitative variables
• Absolute, relative and percentage frequency
• Tables, diagrams and graphs
• Statistical indices: measures of central tendency and dispersion
• Central limit theorem
• The normal (Gaussian) curve and its properties
• Statistical inference: null and alternative hypotheses, p-value, statistical association
• Association and causality
• Hypothesis testing and introduction to statistical significance tests
• Correlation
• Univariate and multivariate linear regression
• Differences between proportions: observed and expected values

Notes of the lessons
Harvey Motulsky Biostatistica essenziale – Una guida non matematica
Casa editrice Piccin Nuova Libraria, Padova
Geoffrey R. Norman, David L. Streiner Biostatistica. Quello che avreste volute sapere…
Casa Editrice Ambrosiana, Rozzano (MI)

• Introduction to Information Systems
• Standards and languages (xml, hl7, etc.)
• The lifecycle of Information Systems
• Database and Database Management System (DBMS)

Deborah Morley and Charles S. Parker, Understanding Computers: Today and Tomorrow (16th edition) - Cengage Learning

ROFAs: The structure of the atom. Chemical bonds. The main properties of aqueous solutions: measurement of concentration, pH, acid-base properties. Thermodynamics and chemical equilibrium. The chemical kinetics. The redox reactions.
-The chemistry of carbon
Hybridization of orbitals: sp, sp2, sp3. Aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons. Chirality. Alcohols, aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids. Amines, esters, anhydrides and amides. Redox reactions in organic chemistry.
-Structure and function of biological molecules
Carbohydrates: general aspects and classification, monosaccharides, oligosaccharides, polysaccharides.
Lipids: general aspects and classification, fatty acids, acylglycerols, phosphoglycerides and sphingolipids, steroids. The biological membranes.
Amino acids and the structure of proteins: amino acids; peptide bond; primary structure; tertiary and quaternary secondary school.
Functions of proteins: Myoglobin and hemoglobin.
Enzymes: characteristics and functioning; mechanisms of enzymatic inhibition.
-Carbohydrate metabolism: glycogen, glycolysis and gluconeogenesis. Hormonal regulation of blood sugar.
-Lipid metabolism: fatty acids as main fuels of metabolism, beta oxidation, ketone bodies, synthesis of fatty acids.
-Amino acid metabolism: digestion of proteins; transamination, deamination and urea production.
-Bioenergetics: citric acid cycle, respiratory chain, electron transfer and synthesis of ATP through ATP synthase.

-”Biochemistry”, D. R. Ferrier Wolters Kluwer;
- “Lehningher principles of biochemistry”, D. L. Nelson, M.M. Cox (2017) W.H. Freeman & Co.

OFAs:
Classification principles of living organisms. Cell theory. Characteristics of living cells. Classification and major structural differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Structure and function of biomolecules. Cell metabolism, the use of energy by cells. Differences in asexual and sexual reproduction. Mitosis and Meiosis.
-Characteristics of living organisms: cell metabolism, reproduction. Cellular organization, types of macromolecules.
-Characteristics of living cells: cellular theory. Classification principles of living organisms.
-Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell models: classification and major structural differences.
-Cell Chemistry: structure, shape and function of macromolecules. Proteins.
-Lipids. Structure, properties and function of plasma membrane.
-Internal organization of the cell: cellular compartments, cytoplasm and cytoplasmic organelles, ribosomes, smooth and rough endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, lysosomes, peroxisomes, endomembranes and membrane traffic: endocytosis and exocytosis.
-Mitochondria and chloroplasts: glycolysis, fermentation, cellular respiration, photosynthesis (outline).
- Post-synthetic fate of proteins, protein sorting. Main post-translational modifications of the polypeptide chains.
- Cell cytoskeleton: microtubules, intermediate filaments and microfilaments. Cilia and flagella. Centrioles and centrosomes.
-Cell Nucleus: nuclear envelope, nucleoli, chromatin and chromosomes.
-Molecular basis of hereditary information: DNA replication. DNA repair and its correlation with human diseases.
-RNA structure and function: main types of RNAs and differences with respect to DNA in their molecular size, stability and biological functions. Transcription and RNA maturation.
- How cells read the genome: the genetic

- “Essential Cell Biology (Fifth edition)” by Bruce Alberts, Karen Hopkin, Alexander D Johnson, David Morgan, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, Peter Walter. Editor: W.W. NORTON
- “Biology” by Peter H. Raven, George Johnson, Kenneth A. Mason, Jonathan B. Losos, Tod Duncan. Editor: McGraw-Hill Education

Basic Genetics: Definitions of Key Terms: gene, locus, allele, genotype, phenotype, haplotype, homozygous, heterozygous, haploid, diploid, dominance, recessivity, codominance, mutation, polymorphism.
Principles of Genetic Transmission: Mendel's Genetic Hypothesis, The Monohybrid and Dihybrid Crosses, Segregation in Human Pedigrees, Blood groups Genetics
Monogenic Inheritance Models: Autosomal inheritance, Autosomal recessive inheritance, X-linked inheritance
Genetic Risk calculation and pedigrees. Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
Chromosomes: Structure and Analysis, Chromosomes Pathologies
Genomic Imprinting
X-chromosome inactivation
Mitochondrial inheritance: mitochondrial DNA, pattern of inheritance
Multifactorial inheritance: polymorphisms, susceptibility genes, gene-environment interaction, association studies
Pharmacogenomics and Personalised Medicine
Dynamic mutations and related disorders
Genetic tests and Counselling. Outlines

Lectures in pdf format will be provided to students.
Recommended books: “Medical Genetics” by Lynn Jorde John Carey Michael Bamshad. Edited by Elsevier

LOCOMOTOR SYSTEM. Skeleton: skull, vertebral column and main bones of the trunk, superior limb, inferior limb, pectoral and girdle and pelvis. Joints structure and classification, movements. Joints: Temporo-mandibular joint, shoulder joint, intervertebral joints, sterno-clavicular joint, elbow joint, radioulnar joints, wrist and hand joints. Hip joint, joint of the knee, ankle. Muscolar system. Axial musculature: main muscles of the head and neck, tongue, muscle of the pharynx of vertebral column, diaphragm, muscles of the perineum and pelvic diaphragm. Appendicular musculature: muscle of the pectoral girdle and upper limb, muscles that move the harms, muscles that move the elbow, pronators an supinators. Muscles of the pelvic girdle and lower limbs: muscles that move the thigh and leg.
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM. Heart, thoracic aorta, aortic arch, abdominal aorta. The Willi’s polygon. Coronary circulation. Main arteries of superior and inferior limbs. Venous system. Superior vena cava, inferior vena cava and their main branches in the thorax and abdomen. Main veins of the superior and inferior limbs. Portal circulation. Foetal circulation. Generalities on the lymphatic system.
SPLANCHNOLOGY. Systemic and microscopy anatomy of digestive, respiratory, urinary, reproductive and endocrine Systems.
NEUROANATOMY. Spinal cord: segmental and internal organization: gray matter, ascending and discending tracts. Spinals nerves, plexuses and reflex arcs. Brainstem (Medulla oblungata, Pons, Mesencephalon): internal and external structure. Cranial nerves: nuclei and innervation. Diencephalon (Thalamus, Hypothalamus, Epithalamus): internal and external structure. Thalamic nuclei. Telencephanlon: internal and external structure. Anatomical and functional organization of cerebral cortex. Allocortex. Basal Ganglia. Cerebellum: internal and external structure. Ventricular system. Meninges. Brain blood vessels and dural sinuses. Sensory system: spinothalamic, tacts, fasciculus gracilis and fasciculus cuneatus tracts, spinocerebellar tracts. Pain conduction. Visual, auditory, gustatory, olfactor and limbic system. Motor system: pyramidal and extrapyramidal tracts. Motor nuclei. Autonomic nervous system: sympathetic and parasympathetic system. Enteric nervous system.

1) Martini Nath: Anatomy & Physiology
2) Tortora, Principles of Anatomy and Physiology
3) Tortora: Human Anatomy
Students are encouraged to use an Human Anatomy Atlas.

Preparation of tissues for histological analysis
Microscopy, preservation of biological structures, stainings.

Epithelial tissue
General characteristics of epithelia, junctions, polarity of epithelial cells, surface specializations, basal lamina, classification of epithelia, endothelium, absorbent epithelium, pseudostratified epithelium, transitional epithelium, epidermis, glandular epithelia (exocrine and endocrine glands).

Connective tissue
Histological organization: extracellular matrix (macromolecules of the ground substance, collagen and elastic fibers) and connective cells (fibroblasts, adipocytes, macrophages, plasma cells and mast cells). The different types of connective proper: loose and dense (irregular and regular). The white and brown adipose tissue. Supportive connective tissues: cartilage (cells and extracellular matrix, hyaline, elastic and fibrous cartilage, growth and repair) and bone (cells and extracellular matrix, compact and spongy bone, osteogenesis, growth and repair). Blood: plasma and serum, cells (red blood cells, neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, monocytes and lymphocytes), platelets, hematopoiesis. Outline of the lymphatic system.

Muscle tissue
Skeletal muscle: organization of muscle fibers, myofibrils and myofilaments, sarcomere, sarcoplasmic reticulum, neuromuscular junction, contraction mechanism, regeneration. Cardiac muscle: structure of cardiomyocytes (intercalated discs, sarcoplasmic reticulum, myofilaments), Purkinje fibers, regeneration. Smooth muscle: structure of smooth muscle cells, contractile apparatus, regeneration.

Nervous tissue
The neuron. Myelinated and unmyelinated nerve fibers. General structure of the nerves. Synapses. Glial cells.

- “Bloom and Fawcett's Concise Histology”, Don W. Fawcett, Ronald P. Jensh, William Bloom – 2nd Edition - Hodder Arnold.

Introduction to physiology:
-Definition of Physiology
-Level of organization
-Body Systems
-Homeostasis

Cellular physiology:
-Transport of solutes and water across the cell membrane.
- Resting membrane potential.
- Genesis and propagation of action potential.
- Synaptic transmission.
-Neurotransmitters and Neuromodulator.

Nervous System:
-Functional organization of central and peripheral nervous system. Overview of autonomic nervous system.
Functional organization of sensory systems. Coding and processing of sensory information.

Muscle Physiology:
- Functional properties of skeletal, smooth and cardiac muscle
- Excitation and contraction of skeletal muscle.
- Neuromuscular junction and excitation-contraction coupling.
- Motor unit.

The motor system
-Organization of movement: reflexes, voluntary and automatic movements; posture and balance. Control of voluntary movements. The cerebellum: general features and functions. The basal ganglia: organization and functional role.

Cardiovascular system:
- Organization of Cardiovascular system.
- Cardiac electrophysiology: pacemaker activity and specialized conductive system of the heart.
- The cardiac muscle and cardiac cycle.
- Cardiac output: principles of regulation of cardiac output.
- Hemodynamics: blood flow, pressure, vascular resistance and their regulation.
- Microcirculation: capillary exchange of solutes and water.

The Respiratory System:
- Organization of respiratory system.
- Mechanics of ventilation.
- Gas exchange in the lungs: diffusion of O2 and CO2 across the respiratory membrane.
-Transport of O2 and CO2 in blood and body fluids.
-Regulation of breathing: general principles.
-Regulation of acid-base balance: general principles.

The urinary system:
- Functional organization of the urinary system.
- Function of the nephron. Glomerular filtration: general principles. Elaboration of glomerular filtrate: resorption and tubular secretion.
- Homeostatic functions of the kidney. Control of osmolality and volume of extracellular fluid: general principles.

-An overview of digestive system. Functional organization of the digestive system. General principles of digestion and absorption of nutrients

- An overview of the endocrine system. Definition and classification of hormones. General characteristics of the endocrine glands and the function of their hormones.

-Principles of Anatomy and Physiology, Published by Wiley, 16th Edition Gerard J. Tortora, Bryan H. Derrickson ISBN: 978-1-119-66268-6 November 2020.
-Holes human anatomy & physiology, 15th Published by McGraw-Hill Education, David Shier, Jackie Butler, Ricki Lewis ISBN-13: 978-1259864568 Dec14, 2022.
-Vanders Human Physiology Volume: Author(s): Eric P. Widmaier; Hershel Raff; Arthur J.Vander; Published by McGraw-Hill Education 2022
-Anatomy, Physiology, & Disease Roiger, Deborah; Bullock Ph.D., Nia Brossura Published by McGraw-HillEducation, 2022
- Color Atlas of Physiology, 7th Edition, Silbernagl, Stefan Author; Rothenburger, Astried Contributor; Despopoulos 2015.

Characteristics of infectious agents. Vital associations: commensalism, mutualism, parasitism. Associated microbial flora. Generalities on infection diseases: infectious ratio, infection and disease, endogenous infection, exogenous infections, opportunistic infections.
IMMUNOLOGY - Concept of innate immunity and acquired immunity. Role of the immune response in different infections. Survival of infection agents to immunity mechanisms. Principles of microbiological diagnostics.
BATTERIOLOGY - The bacterial cell: structure and essential functions. Gram negative and Gram positive. The bacterial spore. Cultivation of bacteria: growth and development of bacterial populations. Elements of bacterial genetics: mutations and mechanisms of genetic recombination. Principles of pathogenicity and virulence. Bacterial toxins: exotoxins and endotoxins. Mode of action of the main antibacterial drugs. Resistance to chemotherapy and antibiotics. Examples of bacteria of orthopedic/physiotherapeutic interest and associated pathologies.
VIROLOGY -Nature, methods of study and classification of viruses. Composition and architecture of the viral particle. Cultivation of viruses. Virus-cell relationship: productive infection, transforming infection. Virus-to-host relationships: acute, persistent, latent, slow infections. Pathogenic mechanisms in viral infections. Vaccines and basis of antiviral chemotherapy. Examples of viruses of medical interest and associated diseases. MYCOLOGY -Habitat and morphology of fungi (yeasts, mycelial fungi). Fungal cell structure. Examples of fungi of medical interest and associated diseases.
PARASITOLOGY - The protozoa cell: morphology and structure. Main characteristics of Helminths and Arthropods. Examples of parasites of medical interest and associated pathologies.

Richard A. Harvey, Pamela C. Champe Bruce D. Fisher Le basi della Microbiologia.
Damjanov, I., Perry, A. M., & Perry, K. (2021). Pathology for the Health Professions-E-Book. Elsevier Health Sciences

- Aetiology and cellular pathology: health and disease concepts, aetiology and pathogenesis. Cellular adaptation: Hypertrophy, Ipotrophy, metaplasia, dysplasia, anaplasia. Extrinsic and intrinsic causes of diseases. Biological, chemical, phycisal agents of diseases. Reversible and irreversible cellular damage. Cell death: necrosis and apoptoisis
- Inflammatory-reparative response: cells in the acute inflammation; vascular modification during acute inflammation; cellular events and phagocytosis, chemical mediators; vascular changes and exudates formation. Chronic and granulomatous inflammation; differences between acute and chronic inflammation. Inflammatory diseases. Systemic consequences of inflammation: acute phase proteins, Fever, septic shock. Reparative response: tissue repair and regeneration; wound healing and fibrosis.
- Tumoral transformation. Chemical, physical and biological carcinogenesis. Molecular basis of tumoral transformation: oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes. Tumor classification: benign and malignant tumors. Mechanisms of tumor progression and metastatization.

Damjanov, I., Perry, A. M., & Perry, K. (2021). Pathology for the Health Professions-E-Book. Elsevier Health Sciences
Slides and materials delivered by the teachers and/or uploaded in the University Webapp

GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
Topics covered:
- The science of psychology: the nature and definition of psychology, theoretical models, methods of research, the brain and behavior.
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOLOGY
- What is psychology?
- History of psychology
- Main psychological perspectives

THE NEUROSCIENTIFIC FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHOLOGY
- The brain: principles of anatomy and physiology
- Research in psychology

HIGHER MENTAL FUNCTIONS
- Learning
- Memory
- Language
- Intelligence
- Problem solving and reasoning
- Memory

STRESS AND HEALTH
- Theoretical models of health and the role of psychological stress in disease development
- Chronic pain management

GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
General Psychology: An Introduction; Tori Kearns, Deborah Lee, NOBA, 2015

Wijma AJ, van Wilgen CP, Meeus M, Nijs J. Clinical biopsychosocial physiotherapy assessment of patients with chronic pain: The first step in pain neuroscience education. Physiother Theory Pract. 2016 Jul;32(5):368-84. doi: 10.1080/09593985.2016.1194651. Epub 2016 Jun 28. PMID: 27351769.

For the preparation of the exam, the student is recommended to integrate with the teaching material provided during the lesson.

WORK AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
The contents of the program will be divided into the following teaching units, equal to a total of 20 hours of classroom lessons:
- attitudes at work and work relationship (job satisfaction, organizational commitment, attitudes and behavior, etc.)
- approaches to motivation in the workplace (goals and self-regulation, self-concept and differences in motivation, etc.)
- training and development (transfer of learning, assessment of training, factors that influence performance, etc.)
- stress and well-being at work (the consequences and the cost of work stress, interventions to promote employees’ well-being, etc.)
- leadership
- quality of health care in the complexity of a changing health care system.

WORK AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
John Arnold John & Ray Randall et al. Work psychology. Understanding human behaviour in the workplace. Pearson editions, 6th Ed.
For the preparation of the exam, the student is recommended to integrate with the teaching material provided during the lesson.

SOCIOLOGY OF CULTURAL AND COMMUNICATIVE PROCESSES
The purpose of this course is to guide students towards understanding the deeper levers of a Digital Transformation (DT) which today must combine profit with sustainable social impact, particularly in the world of health and healthcare organizations and of the profession of the physiotherapist . To this end, students will be involved in exploring the socio-cultural-communicative, technological-social and marketing evolution that takes place around their lives, revealing the ultimate meaning of 'patient-centricity' and how this cultural and communicative process strategically falls within the phenomenon of digital transformation. The achievement of these objectives is possible through the application of the Digital Transformation Social Mindset (DTSM) model, that is, a set of cultural, communicative, and organisational "social markers" based on ethical and sustainability values. Built on the guidelines of the DTSM, the Four Paradigm Model (FPM) is introduced to students as a tool for analyzing, even in comparative terms, the DT strategy of an institution. Within the FPM, the FPM Radar measures the level of DTSM, indicating areas of strength and improvements to institutions.

The following topics will be addressed, and distributed in the following modules:

Module 1: Introduction to the Course
● Course Overview
● Objectives and didactic tools of the course
● Assessment method and teaching materials
● Contact Information

Module 2: Sociology of Cultural and Communicative Processes (CCP): basics
● Why studying Sociology of CCP?
● How was it born? What is the Sociology of CCP for?
● What does it deal with (key Theories, Paradigms)?
● Why the Sociologist of CCP in the Health sector?

Module 3: From Digital Transformation to Digital Cultural Transformation
● Digital Transformation and Digital Culture
● Cultural & Mindset Transformation and the Three Paradoxes of Change
● An unpredictable era at the time of Covid-19
● The Digital Transformation Social Mindset
● Application of the principles of ‘Patient centrality’
● AI and digital Culture
● Launch of Groupworks


Module 4: Exploring the Digital Ecosystem via the ‘Four models’
● 1st model: From Top-down to Bottom-up
● 2nd model: Connecting Dots
● 3rd model: Horizontality
● 4th model: Sharing

● Conclusion of the Course, Rehearsal

SOCIOLOGY OF CULTURAL AND COMMUNICATIVE PROCESSES
Padua D., Digital Cultural Transformation. Building Strategic Mindsets via Digital Sociology. Springer Nature, 2021.
Indications on Exam chapters: Chapter 1 (reading only); Part 1: Chaptersi 2, 3. Part 2: Chapter 4 (reading only), Chapters 5,6, 7.
Teaching materials posted on the Webapp platform (Slides)
Readings (Not Mandatory, not exam materials)
● K. Orton-Johnson, N. Prior, Digital Sociology: Critical Perspectives, Palgrave Macmillan, 2013*
● D. Lupton, Digital Sociology, Routledge, 2014**
● G. C. KANE, D. PALMER, A. N. PHILLIPS, D. KIRON AND N. BUCKLEY, STRATEGY, NOT TECHNOLOGY, DRIVES DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION, Becoming a Digitally Mature Enterprise.pdf accessible at https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/fr/Documents/strategy
/dup_strategy-not-technology-drives-digital-transformation.pdf
● McKinsey, MGI in 2019 accessible at: https://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/McKinsey/ Featured%20Insights/Innovation/Ten%20highlights%20from%20our%202019%20research/MGI-in- 2019-A-compendium-of-our-research-this-year-vF.ashx
● Open Assembly Quarterly, OAQ Report, 2019 Vol. 1, How to Thrive in the New Economy of Work, accessible online at: https://open-assembly.com/reports/oaq-report-2019

Biomechanics Program

 Articular physiology of the pelvis and the lower limb
 The pelvis: articular surfaces; Physiology of movements; Ligaments and muscular actions
 Hip: articular surfaces; Physiology of movements; Ligaments and muscular actions
 The knee: articular surfaces; Physiology of movements; Ligaments and muscular actions
 The ankle: articular surfaces; Physiology of movements; Ligaments and muscular actions
 Foot: articular surfaces; Physiology of movements; Ligaments and muscular actions

The PLANTAR Vault:
 Functions of the Vault
 Inner Arch
 Outer arc
 Front arch
 Transverse and longitudinal curvature
 Muscles that support the plantar vault
 Carrying of the foot to the ground during the pass

Articular physiology of the shoulder and upper extremity

SECTION I
 Principles and Methods
 Joint Range of Motion
 Assessment and Measurement of Joint Range of Motion
 Assessment and Measurement of Muscle Length
 Manual Assessment of Muscle Strength
 Functional Application of Assessment of Joint
 Range of Motion and Manual Muscle Testing
 Relating Assessment to Treatment
 Similar Assessment and Treatment
 Methods
 Key Steps When Applying Assessments and Treatments
 Examples of Similar Assessment and Treatment Methods

SECTION II
 Regional Evaluation
 Techniques

• Shoulder Complex
 Articulations and Movements
 Surface Anatomy
 Range of Motion Assessment and Measurement
 Muscle Length Assessment and Measurement
 Muscle Strength Assessment
 Functional Application

• Elbow and Forearm
 Articulations and Movements
 Surface Anatomy
 Range of Motion Assessment and Measurement
 Muscle Length Assessment and Measurement
 Muscle Strength Assessment
 Functional Application

• Wrist and Hand
 Articulations and Movements
 Surface Anatomy
 Range of Motion Assessment and Measurement
 Muscle Length Assessment and Measurement
 Muscle Strength Assessment
 Functional Application

• Hip
 Articulations and Movements
 Surface Anatomy
 Range of Motion Assessment and Measurement
 Muscle Length Assessment and Measurement
 Muscle Strength Assessment
 Functional Application

• Knee
 Articulations and Movements
 Surface Anatomy
 Range of Motion Assessment and Measurement
 Muscle Length Assessment and Measurement
 Muscle Strength Assessment
 Functional Application

• Ankle and Foot
 Articulations and Movements
 Surface Anatomy
 Range of Motion Assessment and Measurement
 Muscle Length Assessment and Measurement
 Muscle Strength Assessment
 Functional Application

• Head, Neck, and Trunk
 Articulations and Movements: Head and Neck
 Instrumentation and Measurement Procedures: TMJ and Neck
 Active Range of Motion Assessment and Measurement: Head and Neck
 Validity and Reliability: Measurement of the TMJ and Cervical Spine AROM
 Muscle Strength Assessment: Muscles of the Face
 Muscle Strength Assessment: Muscles of the Head and Neck
 Articulations and Movements: Trunk
 Surface Anatomy: Trunk
 Active Range of Motion Assessment and Measurement: Trunk
 Validity and Reliability: Measurement of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine AROM
 Muscle Length Assessment and Measurement: Trunk
 Muscle Strength Assessment: Muscles of the Trunk
 Functional Application: Neck and Trunk

 Functional anatomy-upper limb-lower extremity-trunk and spine - Kapandji | Monduzzi
 MUSCULO-SKELETAL ASSESSMENT Joint Motion and Muscle Testing - Hazel M. Clarkson, M.A., B.P.T. 2013 LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
 Muscles: Testing and Function, with Posture and Pain: Testing and Function with Posture and Pain, (ENGLISH EDITION) Florence P. Kendall, Elizabeth Kendall McCreary Patricia G. Provance Mary Rodgers William Romani, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
 Musculoskeletal Assessment: Joint Motion and Muscle Testing Spiral-bound – 17 Jan 2012 LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
 Physiology of the Joints 6th Edition Volume 2 Lower Limb ELSAVIER
 Muscles: Testing and Function, with Posture and Pain: Testing and Function with Posture and Pain, (ENGLISH EDITION) Florence P. Kendall, Elizabeth Kendall McCreary Patricia G. Provance Mary Rodgers William Romani, LIPPINCOTT Musculoskeletal Assessment: Joint Motion and Muscle Testing Spiral-bound – 17 Jan 2012 LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
 Physiology of the Joints 6th Edition Volume 2 Lower Limb ELSEVIER WILLIAMS & WILKINS
 Donald a. Neumann - Kinesiology of the Musculoskeletal System 3rd Edition-ELSEVIER (2018)
 Taylor A, Mourad F, Kerry R, Hutting N. A guide to cranial nerve testing for musculoskeletal clinicians. J Man Manip Ther. 2021 Dec;29(6):376-389. doi: 10.1080/10669817.2021.1937813. Epub 2021 Jun 29. PMID: 34182898; PMCID: PMC8725776.
 Damodaran O, Rizk E, Rodriguez J, et al. Cranial nerve assessment: a concise guide to clinical examination. Clin Anat. 2014;27(1):25–30.

Biomechanics Program
BIOMECHANICS PROGRAM
 Articular physiology of the pelvis and the lower limb
 The pelvis: articular surfaces; Physiology of movements; Ligaments and muscular actions
 Hip: articular surfaces; Physiology of movements; Ligaments and muscular actions
 The knee: articular surfaces; Physiology of movements; Ligaments and muscular actions
 The ankle: articular surfaces; Physiology of movements; Ligaments and muscular actions
 Foot: articular surfaces; Physiology of movements; Ligaments and muscular actions

The PLANTAR Vault: Functions of the Vault; Inner Arch; Outer arc; Front arch; transverse and longitudinal curvature; Muscles that support the plantar vault; Carrying of the foot to the ground during the pass.

Articular physiology of the shoulder and upper extremity

SECTION I
 Principles and Methods
 Joint Range of Motion
 Assessment and Measurement of Joint Range of Motion
 Assessment and Measurement of Muscle Length
 Manual Assessment of Muscle Strength
 Functional Application of Assessment of Joint
 Range of Motion and Manual Muscle Testing
 Relating Assessment to Treatment
 Similar Assessment and Treatment
 Methods
 Key Steps When Applying Assessments and Treatments
 Examples of Similar Assessment and Treatment Methods

SECTION II
 Regional Evaluation
 Techniques

Shoulder Complex
 Articulations and Movements
 Surface Anatomy
 Range of Motion Assessment and Measurement
 Muscle Length Assessment and Measurement
 Muscle Strength Assessment
 Functional Application
Elbow and Forearm
 Articulations and Movements
 Surface Anatomy
 Range of Motion Assessment and Measurement
 Muscle Length Assessment and Measurement
 Muscle Strength Assessment
 Functional Application
Wrist and Hand
 Articulations and Movements
 Surface Anatomy
 Range of Motion Assessment and Measurement
 Muscle Length Assessment and Measurement
 Muscle Strength Assessment
 Functional Application
Hip
 Articulations and Movements
 Surface Anatomy
 Range of Motion Assessment and Measurement
 Muscle Length Assessment and Measurement
 Muscle Strength Assessment
 Functional Application
Knee
 Articulations and Movements
 Surface Anatomy
 Range of Motion Assessment and Measurement
 Muscle Length Assessment and Measurement
 Muscle Strength Assessment
 Functional Application
Ankle and Foot
 Articulations and Movements
 Surface Anatomy
 Range of Motion Assessment and Measurement
 Muscle Length Assessment and Measurement
 Muscle Strength Assessment
 Functional Application
Head, Neck, and Trunk
 Articulations and Movements: Head and Neck
 Instrumentation and Measurement Procedures: TMJ and Neck
 Active Range of Motion Assessment and Measurement: Head and Neck
 Validity and Reliability: Measurement of the TMJ and Cervical Spine AROM
 Muscle Strength Assessment: Muscles of the Face
 Muscle Strength Assessment: Muscles of the Head and Neck
 Articulations and Movements: Trunk
 Surface Anatomy: Trunk
 Active Range of Motion Assessment and Measurement: Trunk
 Validity and Reliability: Measurement of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine AROM
 Muscle Length Assessment and Measurement: Trunk
 Muscle Strength Assessment: Muscles of the Trunk
 Functional Application: Neck and Trunk

Functional anatomy-upper limb-lower extremity-trunk and spine - Kapandji | Monduzzi
 MUSCULO-SKELETAL ASSESSMENT Joint Motion and Muscle Testing - Hazel M. Clarkson, M.A., B.P.T. 2013 LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
 Muscles: Testing and Function, with Posture and Pain: Testing and Function with Posture and Pain, (ENGLISH EDITION) Florence P. Kendall, Elizabeth Kendall McCreary Patricia G. Provance Mary Rodgers William Romani, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
 Musculoskeletal Assessment: Joint Motion and Muscle Testing Spiral-bound – 17 Jan 2012 LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
 Physiology of the Joints 6th Edition Volume 2 Lower Limb ELSAVIER
 Muscles: Testing and Function, with Posture and Pain: Testing and Function with Posture and Pain, (ENGLISH EDITION) Florence P. Kendall, Elizabeth Kendall McCreary Patricia G. Provance Mary Rodgers William Romani, LIPPINCOTT Musculoskeletal Assessment: Joint Motion and Muscle Testing Spiral-bound – 17 Jan 2012 LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
 Physiology of the Joints 6th Edition Volume 2 Lower Limb ELSEVIER WILLIAMS & WILKINS
 Donald a. Neumann - Kinesiology of the Musculoskeletal System 3rd Edition-ELSEVIER (2018)
 Taylor A, Mourad F, Kerry R, Hutting N. A guide to cranial nerve testing for musculoskeletal clinicians. J Man Manip Ther. 2021 Dec;29(6):376-389. doi: 10.1080/10669817.2021.1937813. Epub 2021 Jun 29. PMID: 34182898; PMCID: PMC8725776.
 Damodaran O, Rizk E, Rodriguez J, et al. Cranial nerve assessment: a concise guide to clinical examination. Clin Anat. 2014;27(1):25–30.

Biomechanics Program
 Articular physiology of the pelvis and the lower limb
 The pelvis: articular surfaces; Physiology of movements; Ligaments and muscular actions
 Hip: articular surfaces; Physiology of movements; Ligaments and muscular actions
 The knee: articular surfaces; Physiology of movements; Ligaments and muscular actions
 The ankle: articular surfaces; Physiology of movements; Ligaments and muscular actions
 Foot: articular surfaces; Physiology of movements; Ligaments and muscular actions

The PLANTAR Vault: Functions of the Vault; Inner Arch; Outer arc; Front arch; transverse and longitudinal curvature; Muscles that support the plantar vault; Carrying of the foot to the ground during the pass.

Articular physiology of the shoulder and upper extremity

SECTION I
 Principles and Methods
 Joint Range of Motion
 Assessment and Measurement of Joint Range of Motion
 Assessment and Measurement of Muscle Length
 Manual Assessment of Muscle Strength
 Functional Application of Assessment of Joint
 Range of Motion and Manual Muscle Testing
 Relating Assessment to Treatment
 Similar Assessment and Treatment
 Methods
 Key Steps When Applying Assessments and Treatments
 Examples of Similar Assessment and Treatment Methods

SECTION II
 Regional Evaluation
 Techniques

Shoulder Complex
 Articulations and Movements
 Surface Anatomy
 Range of Motion Assessment and Measurement
 Muscle Length Assessment and Measurement
 Muscle Strength Assessment
 Functional Application
Elbow and Forearm
 Articulations and Movements
 Surface Anatomy
 Range of Motion Assessment and Measurement
 Muscle Length Assessment and Measurement
 Muscle Strength Assessment
 Functional Application
Wrist and Hand
 Articulations and Movements
 Surface Anatomy
 Range of Motion Assessment and Measurement
 Muscle Length Assessment and Measurement
 Muscle Strength Assessment
 Functional Application
Hip
 Articulations and Movements
 Surface Anatomy
 Range of Motion Assessment and Measurement
 Muscle Length Assessment and Measurement
 Muscle Strength Assessment
 Functional Application
Knee
 Articulations and Movements
 Surface Anatomy
 Range of Motion Assessment and Measurement
 Muscle Length Assessment and Measurement
 Muscle Strength Assessment
 Functional Application
Ankle and Foot
 Articulations and Movements
 Surface Anatomy
 Range of Motion Assessment and Measurement
 Muscle Length Assessment and Measurement
 Muscle Strength Assessment
 Functional Application
Head, Neck, and Trunk
 Articulations and Movements: Head and Neck
 Instrumentation and Measurement Procedures: TMJ and Neck
 Active Range of Motion Assessment and Measurement: Head and Neck
 Validity and Reliability: Measurement of the TMJ and Cervical Spine AROM
 Muscle Strength Assessment: Muscles of the Face
 Muscle Strength Assessment: Muscles of the Head and Neck
 Articulations and Movements: Trunk
 Surface Anatomy: Trunk
 Active Range of Motion Assessment and Measurement: Trunk
 Validity and Reliability: Measurement of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine AROM
 Muscle Length Assessment and Measurement: Trunk
 Muscle Strength Assessment: Muscles of the Trunk
 Functional Application: Neck and Trunk

Functional anatomy-upper limb-lower extremity-trunk and spine - Kapandji | Monduzzi
 MUSCULO-SKELETAL ASSESSMENT Joint Motion and Muscle Testing - Hazel M. Clarkson, M.A., B.P.T. 2013 LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
 Muscles: Testing and Function, with Posture and Pain: Testing and Function with Posture and Pain, (ENGLISH EDITION) Florence P. Kendall, Elizabeth Kendall McCreary Patricia G. Provance Mary Rodgers William Romani, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
 Musculoskeletal Assessment: Joint Motion and Muscle Testing Spiral-bound – 17 Jan 2012 LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
 Physiology of the Joints 6th Edition Volume 2 Lower Limb ELSAVIER
 Muscles: Testing and Function, with Posture and Pain: Testing and Function with Posture and Pain, (ENGLISH EDITION) Florence P. Kendall, Elizabeth Kendall McCreary Patricia G. Provance Mary Rodgers William Romani, LIPPINCOTT Musculoskeletal Assessment: Joint Motion and Muscle Testing Spiral-bound – 17 Jan 2012 LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
 Physiology of the Joints 6th Edition Volume 2 Lower Limb ELSEVIER WILLIAMS & WILKINS
 Donald a. Neumann - Kinesiology of the Musculoskeletal System 3rd Edition-ELSEVIER (2018)
 Taylor A, Mourad F, Kerry R, Hutting N. A guide to cranial nerve testing for musculoskeletal clinicians. J Man Manip Ther. 2021 Dec;29(6):376-389. doi: 10.1080/10669817.2021.1937813. Epub 2021 Jun 29. PMID: 34182898; PMCID: PMC8725776.
 Damodaran O, Rizk E, Rodriguez J, et al. Cranial nerve assessment: a concise guide to clinical examination. Clin Anat. 2014;27(1):25–30.

Syllabus Prof. Amadio
The WHO Rehabilitation Guidelines: Disability Action Plan 2014-2021, the Rehabilitation 2030 a call for action; Rehabilitation in Health Systems;

The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities;

Informed Consent: general rules, the WHO framework, the point of view of patients and the European Disability Forum, special cases;

The Gelli Biano Law: professional responsibility and working according to guidelines;

The Medical Record: general data, family history, pathological hostory, the rehabilitation record, rehabilitation project and programme;

Syllabus Prof.ssa Erba
Vital parameters: definition and characteristics of BP; HR; FR; CT; Pain; SpO2.

Methods of detection of vital parameters.

Monitoring, evaluation and identification of vital parameter abnormalities.

Modalities of recording vital parameters.

Slides and background material

World Health Organization, 2017. Rehabilitation in health systems. World Health Organization.

World Health Organization, 2015. WHO Global Disability Action Plan 2014-2021: Better health for all people with disabilities. World Health Organization.

The module will consider the following topics:
1. Taking a history
2. Vital signs
3. Pain
4. Explaining diagnosis and management
5. Discussing treatment with patients
6. The hospital
7. Pre-operative patient assessment
8. Post-operative patient assessment
9. Patient discharge
10. Breathing problems
11. Communicating
12. Personal care
13. Elimination
14. Eating and drinking
15. Mobility
16. Wound care
17. Sexuality and gynaecology
18. Medical imaging
19. Heart problems
20. Diabetes care
21. Intravenous infusions
22. Cancer treatment
Students will also be given the chance to practise the language of both telephone conversations and oral presentations.

• Ashby, P. (2011). Understanding Phonetics. London: Routledge.
• Rotatori, A. (2020). Parlare e comprendere l’inglese contemporaneo della medicina e infermieristica. EdiSES Università
• Wells, J. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd edition). Longman
Further materials will be made available as handouts before the lectures.

The program of the exam corresponds to the objectives of knowledge and skills expected at the end of the internship relating to the first year of the course.

It is suggested to view the reading material indicated for the preparation of the Human Anatomy, Rehabilitation Methodology I, Professional Workshop, Seminar Activities exams and any texts recommended by the Clinical Tutors during the internship.

• Theoretical foundations related to palpation
• Contextualization of palpation in assessment and treatment maneuvers
• Reliability of intra- and inter-examiner palpation
• Bone and muscle palpation lower limb
• Bony and muscular palpation upper limb
• Bone and muscle palpation lumbar, thoracic, and cervical spine

Netter - Atlante di anatomia umana Libro di Frank H. Netter
Muscles testing and function with posture and pain. F.P. Kendal et al.

• Approach to the patient with neurological diseases
• Language abnormalities
• Neurobiological mechanisms of spasticity and rigidity and treatment approach
• Imaging (MRI, CT scan) and electrophysiologic techniques (evoked potentials, electromyo-grography, electroneurography, electroencephalography) for neurologic diagnosis
• Synaptic plasticity and neurobiology of rehabilitation
• Cerebrovascular diseases
• Multiple sclerosis and other inflammatory demyelinating diseases
• Motorneurons disease
• Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders
• Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders
• Genetic and acquired diseases of the peripheral nerves
• Myasthenia gravis and other diseases of the neuromuscular junction
• Infections of the nervous system (viral including SARS, bacterial, prionic

• Adams and Victor's Principles of Neurology 11th ed. McGraw-Hill Medical
• Fuller G. Neurological Examination Made Easy Ed. Churchill Livingstone
• www.pubmed.com

Principles of Neuro-anatomy and Physiology: the Cranio-Cerebral System.
• Topographic Anatomy of the skull and skullbase; functional Anatomy of the brain and brainstem; functional networks of the central nervous system. Anatomy and physiology of the cranial nerves. Anatomy and physiology of the cerebral blood vessels. Anatomy and physiology of the ventriculo-cisternal system.

Pathophysiology of Intracranial Pressure (ICP).
• Homeostasis of intracranial volumes. Definition of ICP. The Pressure-volume relationship. Cerebral Perfusion Pressure. Cerebral Blood Flow. Cerebral Edema. Syndrome of elevated ICP.

Cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF) related pathologies.
• CSF: Intrinsic proprieties, production and reabsorption. CSF dynamics. Hydrocephalus: classification and pathophysiology. Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. Syringomyelia. Pseudotumor Cerebri.

Brain Tumors.
• Principles of Neuro-oncology. W.H.O. Classification. Gliomas. Meningiomas. Tumor of the sellar region. Other primitive cerebral tumors. Secondary tumors (metastasis0.

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).
• Biomechanical aspects. State of consciousness alteration. Post-traumatic intracranial bleedings. Traumatic fracture of the skull and skullbase fractures. Diffuse axonal injury. Brain Concussion. Outcomes following TBI.

Spontaneous Intracranial Hemorrhages.
• Hemorrhagic Strokes. Subarachnoid hemorrhage. Intracranial aneurysms. Artero-venous malformations. Intracerebral hematomas (epidural, subdural, intraparenchymal). Related Outcomes.

Principles of Neuro-anatomy and Physiology: the vertebro-medullary system.
• General anatomy of the spine. The cranio-vertebral junction. Anatomy and functional organization of the spinal cord. Spinal nerves and spinal roots. Topographic anatomy of the cervical, dorsal and lumbo-sacral spine and the related spinal cord segments.

Traumatic Spinal Injury (TSI).
• Biomechanical aspects. Principles of vertebral fractures classification. Post-traumatic spinal cord syndromes. The A.S.I.A. system. Outcome following TSI.

Spinal Tumors.
• Classification and general aspects. Primary and secondary tumors. Spinal cord compression syndromes. Prognosis of spinal tumors.

Spinal degenerative disease.
• Low back pain. Radiculopathy. Myelopathy. Disks degeneration and related pathology. Spinal stenosis. The concept of spinal instability. Spondylosis and spondylolisthesis.

During each lesson the teacher will support the student with an abundant source of references, indicating the most important and recent literature to read. Fundamental Book Chapters will be also provided, directly by the teacher. All teaching materials will be provided to students and will be accessible on the university portal.
Recommended texts:
Greenberg’s Handbook of Neurosurgery, by Mark Greenberg - Thieme
Diagnostic and Surgical Imaging Anatomy: Brain, Head & Neck, Spine, by Harnsberger, Osborn, MacDonald, Ross – Amirsys
Diagnostic Neuroradiology, by Anne G. Osborn - Mosby
Diagnostic Cerebral Angiography, by Anne G. Osborn – Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Neurosurgery Knowledge Update, by Harbaugh, Shaffrey, Couldwell, Berger -Thieme
Neurosurgery fundamentals. Ed. Nitin Agarwal - New York: Thieme

• General principles of pharmacology.
• Development of new drugs and study phases. Clinical trial of drugs.
• Pharmacodynamics: mechanism of action of agonist and antagonist drugs, receptors and signaling pathways
• Pharmacokinetics: factors influencing it, drug elimination and biotransformation.
• Gene therapy and Epigenetic therapy.
• Treatment of pain and inflammation: glucocorticoids, NSAIDs, opioid analgesics.
• Cardiovascular therapy.
• Drugs for the treatment of asthma and anaphylactic shock.
• Sedative-hypnotic drugs for the treatment of insomnia and anxiety.
• Pharmacology of neurodegenerative diseases: drugs for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
• Antibacterial chemotherapy.
• Antineoplastic chemotherapy, general principles of Target Therapy.

Bertram G. Katzung. Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. 15th edition, 2021.
- Slides fornite dal docente.
- Bertram G. Katzung. Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. 15th edition, 2021.
- Slide sets provided by the teacher.

Introduction to psychiatry
• Notes on history of psychiatry
• Elements of psychopathology

The main psychiatric disorders and their treatment:
• Schizophrenia
• Mood disorders
• Anxiety disorders
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• Disorders associated with traumatic or stressful events
• Personality disorders
• Hysteria and disorders with somatic symptoms
• Eating disorders
• Substance Use Disorder and Behavioral Addictions

Legislation and organization of territorial psychiatric assistance.

• A Short Textbook of Psychiatry: 20th Year Edition by Niraj Ahuja, Jaypee Brothers Medical Pub

• Handbook of psychopathology
Giovanni Martinotti
Fila 37 Editore
EAN: 9788899235222
ISBN: 8899235228

• Martinotti G. Handbook of Psychopathology. Ed. Fila 37, 2023

• Principles of physiology of the locomotor apparatus in children
• Fractures typical of the pediatric age
• Orthopedic pathologies of the pediatric age: epidemiology, treatment options, rehabilitation management
• Diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation pathways of the child with scoliosis
• Diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation pathways of the child with systematic analysis by body district concerned
• Possible complications of orthopedic treatment with plaster in children
• Management of communication with parents and with the child
• The role of the physiotherapist in the pediatric orthopedic surgery department
• Neuromuscular disorders: main features, orthopedic implications, meaning of orthopedic surgery, use of orthoses, rehabilitation
• Flatfoot
• Pediatric sports traumatology
• Spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis: diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation
• Rehabilitation routes in the aquatic environment.

• Mark D. Miller & Jennifer Hart & John M. MacKnight. Essential Orthopaedics, 2nd Edition, Elsevier
• Raymond T. Morrissy, Stuart L. Weinstein. Atlas of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins

Introduction to Pediatrics: neonatal and pediatric age – prenatal development and adaptations to extrauterine life – classification of newborn: weight, gestational age, growth curves - newborn care in delivery room; Apgar score – first care of the newborn infant – neonatal resuscitation: respiratory, circulatory and metabolic - meconium aspiration syndrome - prenatal infections, TORCH diseases and congenital Syphilis; prevention of neonatal congenital infections – postnatal early and late infections: sepsis and meningitis – bilirubin metabolism: neonatal physiologic and pathologic jaundice –weaning and feeding in pediatric ages – mandatory vaccinations and infectious diseases – major congenital heart disease - gastro-intestinal pathologies: coeliac disease – gastro-esophageal reflux, hypertrophic stenosis of pylorus – eye and ear’s defects in pediatric age – child birth injuries - accidents and injuries in pediatric age: classification and prevention strategies.

• Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 2-Volume Set, 21st Edition
• Fanaroff & Martin's: Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine 10th Edition

Principles of pathophysiology of the central and peripheral nervous system.
Clinical history in child neuropsychiatry.
Risk factors in childhood and adolescent neuropsychiatry.
Childhood neuropsychiatric e neurological semeiotics.
Neurological and neurodevelopmental examination of newborn and infant.
Psychomotor developmental milestones.
Assessment and diagnostic tools in child neuropsychiatry.
Neurodevelopmental disorders (Intellectual Disability, Communication Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, Specific Learning Disorder, Motor Disorders).
Brief overview of Neonatal Neurology. Neurocutaneous Syndromes, Genetic Anomalies and Dysmorphic Syndromes (i.e. Down, Edward, Klineferter, Turner, Fragile-X, Rett, Prader-Willi, Angelman etc.).
Metabolic and Heredodegenerative diseases. Brief notes on the main pediatric CNS Tumors. Epilepsies. Cerebral Palsy. Movement disorders. Diseases of Motor Unit (myopathies, neuropathies etc.).
Brief overview of the main psychiatric disorders in childhood and adolescence (externalizing disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder etc.).

• Teaching and learning materials provided by the professors during the course.
For those who wish to deepen specific aspects:
Pediatric Neurology
• Swaiman KF Ashwal S Ferriero DM et al. Swaiman's Pediatric Neurology: Principles and Practice. Sixth ed. Edinburgh: Elsevier; 2018.
• Arzimanoglou A O'Hare A Johnston MV Ouvrier RA. Aicardi's Diseases of the Nervous System in Childhood. Fourth ed. London: Mac Keith Press; 2018.
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• Martin Andrés Bloch M Volkmar FR. Lewis's Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: A Comprehensive Textbook. Fifth ed. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer; 2018.
• Thapar A Rutter M. Rutter's Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Sixth ed. Chichester West Sussex: Wiley Blackwell; 2018.

• Introduction to radiodiagnostic imaging: general information and definition of investigation techniques;
• 2. Organization of a diagnostic department for images and pediatric aspects;
• 3. Radiation protection, legal and medico-legal aspects, current legislation regarding protection from ionizing radiation;
• 4. Traditional radiology, contrast and digital radiological techniques
• 5. Tomographic technologies: CT and MRI
• 6. Nuclear medicine and molecular imaging
• 7. Interventional radiology
• 8. Ultrasound
• 9. Image processing (RIS / PACS) and Post processing
• 10. Emergency / urgent radiographic investigations;
• 11. Correctness criteria in the execution of a radiographic study;
• 12. Diagnostic imaging in the main pathologies of pediatric and developmental age: examples and experiences
• Seminar: “Diagnostic images in the pediatric field”.

• Imaging in Pediatrics - Authors: A. Carlson Merrow, Jr. Selena Hariharan – publisher Elsevier 2017 https://www.elsevier.com/books/T/A/9780323477789 [with italian version]
• Caffey's Pediatric Diagnostic Imaging – Authors: Coley, Brian D – publisher Elsevier
• Imaging for Pediatricians: 100 Key Cases – Authors: María I. Martínez-León, Antonio Martínez-Valverde, Luisa Ceres-Ruiz, publisher Springer

• consultation of journals and scientific articles / papers and online resources:
- for example: Pediatric Radiology, publisher Spinger https://www.springer.com/journal/247

• consultation of documents and free resources produced by the European scientific societies of radiology, nuclear medicine, radiotherapy Guidelines & Recommendations
- for example:
European Society of Radiology
https://www.myesr.org/publications/guidelines-and-recommendations,
European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM)
https://www.eanm.org/publications/technologists-guide/

Elements of anatomy and physiology
Fibrous tunics: Sclera - Cornea
Vascular tunics: Choroid - Ciliary body - Iris
Nerve tunics: Retina
Crystalline lens and vitreous
Anterior chamber, posterior chamber, aqueous humor
Optic Nerve and Optic Pathways
Eyelids and Conjunctiva
Lacrimal system: Gland and Lacrimal Tracts
Extrinsic Ocular Muscles
Orbit
Pathophysiological optics
The eye from an optical point of view
Elements of optics, prisms and lenses
Vision defects (myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, presbyopia)
Visual acuity measurement (charts, decimals, diopters, retinoscopy (schiascopy), refractometer)
Pathology and Clinic
Eyelid diseases (chalazion, hordeolum, ectropion, entropion, ptosis)
Diseases of the lacrimal drainage system (occlusion, dacryocystitis)
Diseases of the conjunctiva (conjunctivitis, pinguecula, pterygium)
Diseases of the cornea (keratitis, corneal ulcers, keratoconus)
Diseases of the sclera (scleritis)
Diseases of the lens (cataracts)
Diseases of the vitreous
Diseases of the uvea (uveitis, tumors)
Diseases of the retina (angiomatosis, diabetic retinopathy, Hypertensive retinopathy, venous and arterial occlusions, inherited retinal degeneration, age-related macular degenerations, retinal detachment, retinoblastoma.
Neuro-ophthalmology (papilledema, optic neuritis, chiasmatic and retrochiasmatic syndrome).
Glaucoma (humor aqueous circulation, tonometry, visual field, optic nerve alterations)
Concomitant and paralytic strabismus (amblyopia, esotropia, exotropia)
Semeiotics and instrumental examinations
Physical examination (biomicroscopy, ophthalmoscopy)
Corneal evaluation (ophthalmometry, topography, endothelial microsc.)
Glaucoma and optical pathways (perimetry, ERG, VEP)
Color sense tests (Ishihara plates, Farnsworth test)
Retina imaging (Fluorescein angiography + ICGA, OCT, Ultrasound

Pathologies of the major joints such as:
o Shoulder
o Elbow
o Spine
o Hip
o Knee
o Ankle
Surgical and conservative treatment focused on the rehab
Rehab concepts based on type of surgical treatment
Knowledge of the rehab based on the surgical treatment

Review of Orthopaedics VI edition; Miller M.D., Thompson S.R, Hart J.A; Elsevier

Rehabilitation program in patients with Parkinson's disease
Rehabilitation program in the patient with ischemic and hemorrhagic Stroke
Rehabilitation program in the patient with Multiple Sclerosis
Rehabilitation program in the patient with Motor Neuron disease
Rehabilitation program in the patient with Alzheimer's disease
Rehabilitation program in the patient with hereditary and acquired Polyneuropathies
Rehabilitation program in the patient with Myasthenia Gravis
Rehabilitation program in knee injuries
Rehabilitation program in hip injuries
Rehabilitation program in tibio-tarsal injuries
Rehabilitation program in shoulder and elbow injuries

Materials provided by the teacher.

Electromagnetic radiation and X-ray produc-tion.
Corpuscular theory of radiation
Discovery of X-rays
Interaction of X-rays with matter
Radiant and Radiographic Image. Intrinsic characteristics
Equipment in radiodiagnostics
Ultrasound Equipment
MRI equipment
Radiotherapy equipment

- Elementi in tecnologia in Diagnostica Per Immagini (R. Passariello)
- “Anatomia Radiologica Weir -Abrahams
- “Magnetic Resonance Imaging Lippincot Raven

Vestibular system:
Anatomy and physiology of the auditory and vestibular system, immuno-mediated diseases of the inner ear associated with vertigo, pathophysiology of the optical-kinetic system and the visuo-vestibule-oculomotor reflex, elttro-nistagmography, caloric and instrumental vestibular evaluation, the potential evoked myogenic vestibular (VEMP's) clinical applications, assessment of the patient with dizzying-postural disorders the bed-side examination, clinic of peripheral disorders of balancewith Associated audiological symptoms, positional paroxysm dizziness from labyrinthitis, vertigo and barotrauma, cervical whiplash and visuo-vestibular system, rehabilitative therapy in vestibular system pathology peripheral
Dysphagia:
Terminology of disphagy, pathophysiological components in swallowing disorders, disphagy and other disorders of swallowing, aspiration, etiology of disphagy, mecanic and neurological disphagy, clinical of the disphagoic patient, procedures diagnostics, primary pathological frameworks in paediatric and adultage, disphagy in the elderly, voice and disphagia, treatment of disphagia.texts uncamillus

Vertigo and Dizziness Common Complaints Dieterich, Strupp, Springer London Limited 2005
Clinic Of LabyrinthS Peripherals Official Report XCII National Congress Enzo Mora
Dysphagia diagnosis and Treatment Olle Ekberg Springer London
Dysphagia Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America volume 31 number

Syllabus Prof.ssa Berardi
DAY 1:
• Risks
• Ergonomics, workplace, work organization
o International guidelines (ISO)
o Italian Manual Material Handling (Legge 81)
DAY 2:
• Mobilization, transfers and assistive devices
• Exercises for the column


Syllabus Prof. Sellitto
Basic principles of neuromotor rehabilitation (Kabat concept, Bobath concept).

Application on the main neurological pathologies such as:
_Post-stroke
_Cranial nerve paralysis
_Multiple Sclerosis and Ataxias
_Parkinson's disease
_Spinal cord injuries

Prof. Sellitto
Titolo: Steps to follow - Passo dopo passo - Il trattamento integrato dei pazienti con emiplegia
Autori: Davies

Titolo: Riequilibrio Modulare Progressivo - Elaborazione del concetto Kabat
Autori: Monari

Titolo: Principi di neuroscienze
Autori: Kandel

Materiale fornito dal Docente


Prof.ssa Berardi
The illustred Guide to Safe Patient Handling and Movement, Audrey L. Nelson - Kathleen Motacki.

Syllabus Prof.ssa Berardi
DAY 1:
• Risks
• Ergonomics, workplace, work organization
o International guidelines (ISO)
o Italian Manual Material Handling (Legge 81)
DAY 2:
• Mobilization, transfers and assistive devices
• Exercises for the column


Syllabus Prof. Sellitto
Basic principles of neuromotor rehabilitation (Kabat concept, Bobath concept).

Application on the main neurological pathologies such as:
_Post-stroke
_Cranial nerve paralysis
_Multiple Sclerosis and Ataxias
_Parkinson's disease
_Spinal cord injuries

Prof. Sellitto
Titolo: Steps to follow - Passo dopo passo - Il trattamento integrato dei pazienti con emiplegia
Autori: Davies

Titolo: Riequilibrio Modulare Progressivo - Elaborazione del concetto Kabat
Autori: Monari

Titolo: Principi di neuroscienze
Autori: Kandel

Material provided by the Teacher


Prof.ssa Berardi

The illustred Guide to Safe Patient Handling and Movement, Audrey L. Nelson - Kathleen Motacki.

Test TeCo - Anvur
Open Day
Welcome day
School-work alternation
Conferences and/or events on topics specific to the professional profile of the Physiotherapist;
Lectio Magistralis held by Visiting Professors of the Erasmus programme
IPE Day

Syllabus Prof. Sellitto
• Definition and aim of neurorehabilitation
• Functional evaluation of main neurological diseases
• Definition and identification of the treatment objectives for each clinical situation
• Planning rehabilitation treatment based on neurological damage

Syllabus Prof. Galeoto

Principles of treatment of pathologies of the musculoskeletal system and orthopedic semeiotics.
Planning of a rehabilitation program: orthopedic patient handling, treatment techniques, orthopedic aids and traumatology
Walking: principles of re-education on the journey

LOWER LIMB
- Rehabilitation after hip arthroplasty, osteosynthesis in acetabular fractures, osteosynthesis in fractures of the proximal epiphysis of the femur, diaphyseal and distal femoral epiphysis; osteosynthesis in tibial leg and pilon fractures, osteosynthesis in tibial and patella plate fractures, cruciate ligament reconstruction, meniscal tear surgery, knee and ankle joint replacement surgery, osteosynthesis in malleolar fractures.
- Rehabilitation in Achilles tendon lesions, in ankle sprain. in patellofemoral syndrome

UPPER LIMB
-Rehabilitation of the shoulder: impingement, instability, rotator cuff injuries, adhesive capsulitis, shoulder prosthesis, clavicle fractures.
- Rehabilitation of fractures of the humerus, arthroplasty and elbow fractures, wrist and hand fractures.

Syllabus Prof. Frontani
Physical therapy assessment of musculoskeletal disorders
Flag system
Congenital hip diseases:
Congenital hip dislocation;
Hip dysplasia surgery and rehabilitation. Functional evaluation and therapeutic approach.

Osteochondrosis:
Slipped, capital epiphysis, epiphysiolisis
M.di Perthes;
Osgood-Schlatter disease;
Assessment and management

Congenital Foot Diseases:
Clubfoot Evaluation and therapeutic approach

Scoliosis. Clinical-functional evaluation and rehabilitation treatment

The parameters of the lower limbs: Knee varus; Knee valgus; The flat-valgus foot;
Assessment and management

DCD developmental coordination disorder

Syllabus Prof. Tofani
Psycho and Neurodevelopment of the Child
CEREBRAL PALSY :
-definition
-aetiology
- topographic, clinical and functional classifications
- neurodevelopmental delay during the first year of life
- associated disorders

ASSESSING A CHILD WITH CP. (evaluation form):
• analysis of interactive processes;
• adaptive skills analysis;
• analysis of postural adaptations ;
• functional analysis;
• treatment goals.

CLINICAL FORMS :
• The child with spastic bilateral form of CP : motor characteristics, natural evolution, goals and treatment.
• The child with diplegia : motor characteristics, natural evolution, goals and treatment.
• The child with unilateral spastic form of CP : motor characteristics, natural evolution, goals and treatment.
• The child with dykinetic CP (choreo-athetotic and dystonic forms): motor characteristics, natural evolution, goals and treatment.
• The child with ataxia : motor characteristics, natural evolution, goals and treatment.
• The premature baby : general characteristics, rehabilitation issues.
• Eléments of Assistive Technologies for CP : standing and walking frames, adaptive seating systems and devices for communication

Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center (2005) Child and Adolescent Development Resource Book. University of Pittsburgh
Levitt, S., & Addison, A. (2018). Treatment of cerebral palsy and motor delay. Wiley-Blackwell. 6th edition

Physiotherapy in Orthopaedics - A Problem-Solving Approach
Karen Atkinson Fiona Coutts Anne-Marie Hassenkamp – Elsevier

Davies, Patricia M. Steps to follow: the comprehensive treatment of patients with hemiplegia. Springer Science & Business Media, 2000.

O'Sullivan, Susan B., and Thomas J. Schmitz. Improving functional outcomes in physical rehabilitation. FA Davis, 2016.

Scientific articles will be inserted on the topics discussed

Syllabus Prof. Sellitto
• Definition and aim of neurorehabilitation
• Functional evaluation of main neurological diseases
• Definition and identification of the treatment objectives for each clinical situation
• Planning rehabilitation treatment based on neurological damage

Syllabus Prof. Galeoto

Principles of treatment of pathologies of the musculoskeletal system and orthopedic semeiotics.
Planning of a rehabilitation program: orthopedic patient handling, treatment techniques, orthopedic aids and traumatology
Walking: principles of re-education on the journey

LOWER LIMB
- Rehabilitation after hip arthroplasty, osteosynthesis in acetabular fractures, osteosynthesis in fractures of the proximal epiphysis of the femur, diaphyseal and distal femoral epiphysis; osteosynthesis in tibial leg and pilon fractures, osteosynthesis in tibial and patella plate fractures, cruciate ligament reconstruction, meniscal tear surgery, knee and ankle joint replacement surgery, osteosynthesis in malleolar fractures.
- Rehabilitation in Achilles tendon lesions, in ankle sprain. in patellofemoral syndrome

UPPER LIMB
-Rehabilitation of the shoulder: impingement, instability, rotator cuff injuries, adhesive capsulitis, shoulder prosthesis, clavicle fractures.
- Rehabilitation of fractures of the humerus, arthroplasty and elbow fractures, wrist and hand fractures.

Syllabus Prof. Frontani
Physical therapy assessment of musculoskeletal disorders
Flag system
Congenital hip diseases:
Congenital hip dislocation;
Hip dysplasia surgery and rehabilitation. Functional evaluation and therapeutic approach.

Osteochondrosis:
Slipped, capital epiphysis, epiphysiolisis
M.di Perthes;
Osgood-Schlatter disease;
Assessment and management

Congenital Foot Diseases:
Clubfoot Evaluation and therapeutic approach

Scoliosis. Clinical-functional evaluation and rehabilitation treatment

The parameters of the lower limbs: Knee varus; Knee valgus; The flat-valgus foot;
Assessment and management

DCD developmental coordination disorder

Syllabus Prof. Tofani
Psycho and Neurodevelopment of the Child
CEREBRAL PALSY :
-definition
-aetiology
- topographic, clinical and functional classifications
- neurodevelopmental delay during the first year of life
- associated disorders

ASSESSING A CHILD WITH CP. (evaluation form):
• analysis of interactive processes;
• adaptive skills analysis;
• analysis of postural adaptations ;
• functional analysis;
• treatment goals.

CLINICAL FORMS :
• The child with spastic bilateral form of CP : motor characteristics, natural evolution, goals and treatment.
• The child with diplegia : motor characteristics, natural evolution, goals and treatment.
• The child with unilateral spastic form of CP : motor characteristics, natural evolution, goals and treatment.
• The child with dykinetic CP (choreo-athetotic and dystonic forms): motor characteristics, natural evolution, goals and treatment.
• The child with ataxia : motor characteristics, natural evolution, goals and treatment.
• The premature baby : general characteristics, rehabilitation issues.
• Eléments of Assistive Technologies for CP : standing and walking frames, adaptive seating systems and devices for communication

Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center (2005) Child and Adolescent Development Resource Book. University of Pittsburgh
Levitt, S., & Addison, A. (2018). Treatment of cerebral palsy and motor delay. Wiley-Blackwell. 6th edition

Physiotherapy in Orthopaedics - A Problem-Solving Approach
Karen Atkinson Fiona Coutts Anne-Marie Hassenkamp – Elsevier

Davies, Patricia M. Steps to follow: the comprehensive treatment of patients with hemiplegia. Springer Science & Business Media, 2000.

O'Sullivan, Susan B., and Thomas J. Schmitz. Improving functional outcomes in physical rehabilitation. FA Davis, 2016.

Scientific articles will be inserted on the topics discussed

Syllabus Prof. Sellitto
• Definition and aim of neurorehabilitation
• Functional evaluation of main neurological diseases
• Definition and identification of the treatment objectives for each clinical situation
• Planning rehabilitation treatment based on neurological damage

Syllabus Prof. Galeoto

Principles of treatment of pathologies of the musculoskeletal system and orthopedic semeiotics.
Planning of a rehabilitation program: orthopedic patient handling, treatment techniques, orthopedic aids and traumatology
Walking: principles of re-education on the journey

LOWER LIMB
- Rehabilitation after hip arthroplasty, osteosynthesis in acetabular fractures, osteosynthesis in fractures of the proximal epiphysis of the femur, diaphyseal and distal femoral epiphysis; osteosynthesis in tibial leg and pilon fractures, osteosynthesis in tibial and patella plate fractures, cruciate ligament reconstruction, meniscal tear surgery, knee and ankle joint replacement surgery, osteosynthesis in malleolar fractures.
- Rehabilitation in Achilles tendon lesions, in ankle sprain. in patellofemoral syndrome

UPPER LIMB
-Rehabilitation of the shoulder: impingement, instability, rotator cuff injuries, adhesive capsulitis, shoulder prosthesis, clavicle fractures.
- Rehabilitation of fractures of the humerus, arthroplasty and elbow fractures, wrist and hand fractures.

Syllabus Prof. Frontani
Physical therapy assessment of musculoskeletal disorders
Flag system
Congenital hip diseases:
Congenital hip dislocation;
Hip dysplasia surgery and rehabilitation. Functional evaluation and therapeutic approach.

Osteochondrosis:
Slipped, capital epiphysis, epiphysiolisis
M.di Perthes;
Osgood-Schlatter disease;
Assessment and management

Congenital Foot Diseases:
Clubfoot Evaluation and therapeutic approach

Scoliosis. Clinical-functional evaluation and rehabilitation treatment

The parameters of the lower limbs: Knee varus; Knee valgus; The flat-valgus foot;
Assessment and management

DCD developmental coordination disorder

Syllabus Prof. Tofani
Psycho and Neurodevelopment of the Child
CEREBRAL PALSY :
-definition
-aetiology
- topographic, clinical and functional classifications
- neurodevelopmental delay during the first year of life
- associated disorders

ASSESSING A CHILD WITH CP. (evaluation form):
• analysis of interactive processes;
• adaptive skills analysis;
• analysis of postural adaptations ;
• functional analysis;
• treatment goals.

CLINICAL FORMS :
• The child with spastic bilateral form of CP : motor characteristics, natural evolution, goals and treatment.
• The child with diplegia : motor characteristics, natural evolution, goals and treatment.
• The child with unilateral spastic form of CP : motor characteristics, natural evolution, goals and treatment.
• The child with dykinetic CP (choreo-athetotic and dystonic forms): motor characteristics, natural evolution, goals and treatment.
• The child with ataxia : motor characteristics, natural evolution, goals and treatment.
• The premature baby : general characteristics, rehabilitation issues.
• Eléments of Assistive Technologies for CP : standing and walking frames, adaptive seating systems and devices for communication

Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center (2005) Child and Adolescent Development Resource Book. University of Pittsburgh
Levitt, S., & Addison, A. (2018). Treatment of cerebral palsy and motor delay. Wiley-Blackwell. 6th edition

Physiotherapy in Orthopaedics - A Problem-Solving Approach
Karen Atkinson Fiona Coutts Anne-Marie Hassenkamp – Elsevier

Davies, Patricia M. Steps to follow: the comprehensive treatment of patients with hemiplegia. Springer Science & Business Media, 2000.

O'Sullivan, Susan B., and Thomas J. Schmitz. Improving functional outcomes in physical rehabilitation. FA Davis, 2016.

Scientific articles will be inserted on the topics discussed

Syllabus Prof. Sellitto
• Definition and aim of neurorehabilitation
• Functional evaluation of main neurological diseases
• Definition and identification of the treatment objectives for each clinical situation
• Planning rehabilitation treatment based on neurological damage

Syllabus Prof. Galeoto

Principles of treatment of pathologies of the musculoskeletal system and orthopedic semeiotics.
Planning of a rehabilitation program: orthopedic patient handling, treatment techniques, orthopedic aids and traumatology
Walking: principles of re-education on the journey

LOWER LIMB
- Rehabilitation after hip arthroplasty, osteosynthesis in acetabular fractures, osteosynthesis in fractures of the proximal epiphysis of the femur, diaphyseal and distal femoral epiphysis; osteosynthesis in tibial leg and pilon fractures, osteosynthesis in tibial and patella plate fractures, cruciate ligament reconstruction, meniscal tear surgery, knee and ankle joint replacement surgery, osteosynthesis in malleolar fractures.
- Rehabilitation in Achilles tendon lesions, in ankle sprain. in patellofemoral syndrome

UPPER LIMB
-Rehabilitation of the shoulder: impingement, instability, rotator cuff injuries, adhesive capsulitis, shoulder prosthesis, clavicle fractures.
- Rehabilitation of fractures of the humerus, arthroplasty and elbow fractures, wrist and hand fractures.

Syllabus Prof. Frontani
Physical therapy assessment of musculoskeletal disorders
Flag system
Congenital hip diseases:
Congenital hip dislocation;
Hip dysplasia surgery and rehabilitation. Functional evaluation and therapeutic approach.

Osteochondrosis:
Slipped, capital epiphysis, epiphysiolisis
M.di Perthes;
Osgood-Schlatter disease;
Assessment and management

Congenital Foot Diseases:
Clubfoot Evaluation and therapeutic approach

Scoliosis. Clinical-functional evaluation and rehabilitation treatment

The parameters of the lower limbs: Knee varus; Knee valgus; The flat-valgus foot;
Assessment and management

DCD developmental coordination disorder

Syllabus Prof. Tofani
Psycho and Neurodevelopment of the Child
CEREBRAL PALSY :
-definition
-aetiology
- topographic, clinical and functional classifications
- neurodevelopmental delay during the first year of life
- associated disorders

ASSESSING A CHILD WITH CP. (evaluation form):
• analysis of interactive processes;
• adaptive skills analysis;
• analysis of postural adaptations ;
• functional analysis;
• treatment goals.

CLINICAL FORMS :
• The child with spastic bilateral form of CP : motor characteristics, natural evolution, goals and treatment.
• The child with diplegia : motor characteristics, natural evolution, goals and treatment.
• The child with unilateral spastic form of CP : motor characteristics, natural evolution, goals and treatment.
• The child with dykinetic CP (choreo-athetotic and dystonic forms): motor characteristics, natural evolution, goals and treatment.
• The child with ataxia : motor characteristics, natural evolution, goals and treatment.
• The premature baby : general characteristics, rehabilitation issues.
• Eléments of Assistive Technologies for CP : standing and walking frames, adaptive seating systems and devices for communication

Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center (2005) Child and Adolescent Development Resource Book. University of Pittsburgh
Levitt, S., & Addison, A. (2018). Treatment of cerebral palsy and motor delay. Wiley-Blackwell. 6th edition

Physiotherapy in Orthopaedics - A Problem-Solving Approach
Karen Atkinson Fiona Coutts Anne-Marie Hassenkamp – Elsevier

Davies, Patricia M. Steps to follow: the comprehensive treatment of patients with hemiplegia. Springer Science & Business Media, 2000.

O'Sullivan, Susan B., and Thomas J. Schmitz. Improving functional outcomes in physical rehabilitation. FA Davis, 2016.

Scientific articles will be inserted on the topics discussed

Syllabus Prof. Sellitto
• Definition and aim of neurorehabilitation
• Functional evaluation of main neurological diseases
• Definition and identification of the treatment objectives for each clinical situation
• Planning rehabilitation treatment based on neurological damage

Syllabus Prof. Galeoto

Principles of treatment of pathologies of the musculoskeletal system and orthopedic semeiotics.
Planning of a rehabilitation program: orthopedic patient handling, treatment techniques, orthopedic aids and traumatology
Walking: principles of re-education on the journey

LOWER LIMB
- Rehabilitation after hip arthroplasty, osteosynthesis in acetabular fractures, osteosynthesis in fractures of the proximal epiphysis of the femur, diaphyseal and distal femoral epiphysis; osteosynthesis in tibial leg and pilon fractures, osteosynthesis in tibial and patella plate fractures, cruciate ligament reconstruction, meniscal tear surgery, knee and ankle joint replacement surgery, osteosynthesis in malleolar fractures.
- Rehabilitation in Achilles tendon lesions, in ankle sprain. in patellofemoral syndrome

UPPER LIMB
-Rehabilitation of the shoulder: impingement, instability, rotator cuff injuries, adhesive capsulitis, shoulder prosthesis, clavicle fractures.
- Rehabilitation of fractures of the humerus, arthroplasty and elbow fractures, wrist and hand fractures.

Syllabus Prof. Frontani
Physical therapy assessment of musculoskeletal disorders
Flag system
Congenital hip diseases:
Congenital hip dislocation;
Hip dysplasia surgery and rehabilitation. Functional evaluation and therapeutic approach.

Osteochondrosis:
Slipped, capital epiphysis, epiphysiolisis
M.di Perthes;
Osgood-Schlatter disease;
Assessment and management

Congenital Foot Diseases:
Clubfoot Evaluation and therapeutic approach

Scoliosis. Clinical-functional evaluation and rehabilitation treatment

The parameters of the lower limbs: Knee varus; Knee valgus; The flat-valgus foot;
Assessment and management

DCD developmental coordination disorder

Syllabus Prof. Tofani
Psycho and Neurodevelopment of the Child
CEREBRAL PALSY :
-definition
-aetiology
- topographic, clinical and functional classifications
- neurodevelopmental delay during the first year of life
- associated disorders

ASSESSING A CHILD WITH CP. (evaluation form):
• analysis of interactive processes;
• adaptive skills analysis;
• analysis of postural adaptations ;
• functional analysis;
• treatment goals.

CLINICAL FORMS :
• The child with spastic bilateral form of CP : motor characteristics, natural evolution, goals and treatment.
• The child with diplegia : motor characteristics, natural evolution, goals and treatment.
• The child with unilateral spastic form of CP : motor characteristics, natural evolution, goals and treatment.
• The child with dykinetic CP (choreo-athetotic and dystonic forms): motor characteristics, natural evolution, goals and treatment.
• The child with ataxia : motor characteristics, natural evolution, goals and treatment.
• The premature baby : general characteristics, rehabilitation issues.
• Eléments of Assistive Technologies for CP : standing and walking frames, adaptive seating systems and devices for communication

Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center (2005) Child and Adolescent Development Resource Book. University of Pittsburgh
Levitt, S., & Addison, A. (2018). Treatment of cerebral palsy and motor delay. Wiley-Blackwell. 6th edition

Physiotherapy in Orthopaedics - A Problem-Solving Approach
Karen Atkinson Fiona Coutts Anne-Marie Hassenkamp – Elsevier

Davies, Patricia M. Steps to follow: the comprehensive treatment of patients with hemiplegia. Springer Science & Business Media, 2000.

O'Sullivan, Susan B., and Thomas J. Schmitz. Improving functional outcomes in physical rehabilitation. FA Davis, 2016.

Scientific articles will be inserted on the topics discussed

Introduction to Non Communicable Diseases and clinical methodology
Global burden of diseases
Cardiovascular diseases with particular attention to prevention programs
The pathophysiological bases of stroke cerebri, risk factors and clinical pictures
Respiratory Failure and Pulmonary Obstructive Disease (COPD)
The bases of metabolic diseases with particular reference to Diabetes Mellitus

Kaspi, Haucer, Fauci, Longo, Jameson, Lo Scalzo. Harrisons Manual of Medicine, 19th Edition (Harrison's Manual of Medicine) (English Edition)
Available also the Pocket Manual
McGraw-Hill Education / Medical; 19th Edition (2016)
ISBN 978-0-07-182852-9

Fred F. Ferri. Practical Guide to the care of the Medical Patient.
Mosby Elsevier (9th Edition) 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4557-4459-6

Raffaele Antonelli Incalzi. Medicina Interna per Scienze Infermieristiche
Piccin Editore (2012)
ISBN- 978-88-299-2114-0

Teaching material provided by the teacher during the lessons

INTRODUCTION • Immunity and autoimmunity • Signs and symptoms of rheumatic diseases, laboratory tests • Imaging in Rheumatology • Classification of Rheumatic diseases; ARTHRITIS • Osteoarthritis and low-back pain • Inflammatory arthritis • Microcrystal arthritis, infectious arthritis • Spondylarthritis including Anchylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis and enteropathic spondylarthritis • Rheumatoid arthritis; EXTRA-ARTICULAR RHEUMATISMS • Osteoporosis • Fibromyalgia • Localized muscle-tendon diseases: enthesopathy, tenosynovitis • Neurological and neurovascular diseases: root compression neuropathies, algodystrophy; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES • Systemic lupus erythematosus, antiphospholipid syndrome, polymyositis dermatomyositis, systemic sclerosis, Sjogren syndrome, mixed connective tissue disease • Miscellaneous, Vasculitis and polymyalgia rheumatica; OUTLINE OF THERAPY: drugs, thermal and rehabilitation therapy in rheumatic diseases

- Rheumatology, Evidence-Based Practice for Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists. Dziedzic & Hammond. Elsevier - Churchill Livingstone, 2010
- Unireuma - Reumatologia per studenti e medici di medicina generale. Valesini et al. Ed. Idelson Gnocchi, 2018

Bases of anatomy of the urogenital apparatus and physiology of urination.
Semeiotic bases of the urogenital system
Symptoms and dysfunctions of the low urinary tract (retention and urinary incontinence)
Pelvic floor rehabilitation therapy
Main characteristics of tumors of the urogenital system and postoperative rehabilitation
Bladder catheterization and other urinary drainages

• Lise M. Chirurgia per le professioni sanitarie. Padova: Ed.Piccin, Edizione IV, 2006, Vo-lume 2
• Urologia, Cosa sapere di, Bassi P, 2006, Cortina Editore, Padova
• Manuale di Urologia e Andrologia, a cura del Collegio dei Professori di Urologia, 2010, Pacini Editore
• Evidence-Based Physical Therapy for the Pelvic Floor. 2nd Edition Bridging Science and Clinical Practice. Kari Bo Bary Berghmans Siv Morkved Marijke Van Kampen.Churchill Livingstone

Musculoskeletal system anatomy and histology, orthopedic terminology.
Traumatology. Major joints musculoskeletal traumatology: general concepts, physiopathology, clinical signs, instrumental examinations, therapeutic indications, early and late complications.
Osteoporosis and fragility fractures. Principal pediatric orthopedic diseases. Upper limb and lower limb principal sports traumatology diseases, arthroscopic general concepts, cartilage lesions general concepts.
Orthopedics. Spine, upper limb and lower limb principal orthopedic diseases, degenerative osteoarthritis and principal degenerative joint diseases: general concepts, physiopathology, clinical signs, instrumental examinations, therapeutic indications, early and late complications.

- Mark D Miller, Jennifer A Hart, John M. MacKnight .Essential Orthopaedics. Saunders Elsevier (2010)
- Jon C. Thompson: Netter’s Concise Orthopaedic Anatomy, Elsevier (2016).

The first part of the course will introduce the anatomy and physiology of the vascular sys-temIn the second part of the course the various pathologies of the arterial and venous vas-cular system will be addressedIn the final part of the course clinical cases and relative treatment will be exemplified.

1) Lecture notes
2) Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 6th Edition, Ian Loftus & Robert Hinchliffe, Elsevier

The program of the exam corresponds to the objectives of knowledge and skills expected at the end of the internship relating to the second year of the course.

It is suggested to view the reading material indicated for the preparation of the Clinical Practice I, Rehabilitation Methodology II, Professional Workshops, Seminar Activities exams and any texts recommended by the Clinical Tutors during the internship.

• Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice
• Bibliographic research
• Anatomy and physiology of clinical research
• The randomized clinical trial
• Systematic review and meta-analysis

Handouts provided by the teacher
Herbert, R., Jamtvedt, G., Hagen, K. B., & Mead, J. (2011). Practical evidence-based physiotherapy. Elsevier Health Sciences.

The study and clinical-functional evaluation of the respiratory function in its components: mechanics, ventilation, perfusion and diffusion. Respiratory diseases of obstructive, restrictive and hypersecretory nature: asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, COPD, bronchictasias, cystic fibrosis. Evaluation and preparation of the patient to undergo cardio-pulmonary surgery. Tobacco smoking and related diseases. Aspects of rehabilitation and mechanical ventilation.

West's Pulmonary Pathophysiology, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, ISBN 9781496339447

The basic principles of cardiovascular anatomy and pathophysiology. Cardiovascular semeiology. Non-invasive and invasive cardiovascular diagnostic techniques. Ischemic heart disease. Heart failure. Arrhythmias. The valvulopathies. Cardiomyopathies. Systemic arterial hypertension. Pulmonary embolism. The paradoxical embolism. The basics of cardiovascular rehabilitation. Principles of cardiovascular therapy.

Hurst's the heart manual of cardiology
Valentin Fuster, Robert O'Rourke, Richard Walsh

Manual of Cardiology
Kanu Chatterjee

Manual of Cardiovascular Medicine
Brian P. Griffin

The basic principles of cardiovascular anatomy and pathophysiology. Cardiovascular semeiology. Non-invasive and invasive cardiovascular diagnostic techniques. Ischemic heart disease. Heart failure. Arrhythmias. The valvulopathies. Cardiomyopathies. Systemic arterial hypertension. Pulmonary embolism. The paradoxical embolism. The basics of cardiovascular rehabilitation. Principles of cardiovascular therapy.

Hurst's the heart manual of cardiology
Valentin Fuster, Robert O'Rourke, Richard Walsh

Manual of Cardiology
Kanu Chatterjee

Manual of Cardiovascular Medicine
Brian P. Griffin

INTRODUCTION • Cardiovascular system anatomy and physiology • Systolic / diastolic / pulse / mean arterial pressure • Cardiovascular response to exercise • DISEASES/DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND INTERPRETATION • Different types of cardiomyopathy • Assessment and diagnosis of coronary artery disease • Heart failure and heart attack; systolic dysfunction, diastolic dysfunction, hypertension • Types of diabetes: benefits of exercise for patients with diabetes • Normal cardiac cycle as indicated on the ECG • Risk stratification • EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION IN PREVENTION AND REHANILITATION PROGRAMS • Phases of cardiac rehabilitation • Training principles • Exercise prescription principles • Inpatient rehabilitation guidelines • Outpatient rehabilitation guidelines • Core components and models: prevention and rehabilitation programs • Assessment of exercise capacity • Maximal test (Stress Test) • Borg perceived exertion scale • CR in Comorbidities •Psycosocial Rehab

- Riabilitazione Cardiologica Alfonso Galati, Carlo Vigorito Edi. Ermes 2012
- BACPR Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation Jennifer Jones, Gill Funze
John Wiley & Sons Inc 2020

Prof. Fabio Romaldini / Prof.ssa Giulia Cocozza
Vascular risk factors • General principles in lympho- venous rehabilitation • Guide lines and scientific evidences in lympho- venous rehabilitation • Pain manage-ment • Management of lymphatic disorders • Scar management • Introduction to complex decongestive therapy

PROF.SSA COCOZZA / PROF. ROMALDINI
• The diagnosis and treatment of peripheral lymphedema: 2020 Consensus Document of the International Society of Lymphology
• Linee di indirizzo sul linfedema e altre patologie correlate al sistema linfatico, 2016
• GUIDA PRATICA ALLA LINFOLOGIA E PATOLOGIE CORRELATE, Dott. Sandro Michelini

PROF.SSA COCOZZA / PROF. ROMALDINI
Vascular risk factors • General principles in lympho- venous rehabilitation • Guide lines and scientific evidences in lympho- venous rehabilitation • Pain manage-ment • Management of lymphatic disorders • Scar management • Introduction to complex decongestive therapy

PROF.SSA COCOZZA / PROF. ROMALDINI
• The diagnosis and treatment of peripheral lymphedema: 2020 Consensus Document of the International Society of Lymphology
• Linee di indirizzo sul linfedema e altre patologie correlate al sistema linfatico, 2016
• GUIDA PRATICA ALLA LINFOLOGIA E PATOLOGIE CORRELATE, Dott. Sandro Michelini

• Hints of history of Respiratory Rehabilitation.
• Functional evaluation of the patient with respiratory diseases (Physical examination of the chest, 6-minute Walking Test, Detection of dyspnoea, Oximetry and blood gas analysis, administration of questionnaires)
• Bronchial unblocking techniques (Chest Physical Therapy, ELTGOL, Autogenic Drainage, PEP-Mask, Active Cycle of Respiratory Techniques (ACBT))
• Interventions on the pump system and respiratory coordination (Relaxation, Stretching, Nose-blow coordination, Evidence-based practice)
• Oxygen therapy and mechanical ventilation
• Cardiovascular risk factors • General principles in cardiovascular rehabilitation • Guide lines and scientific evidences in cardiovascular rehabilitation • Pain management • Management of lymphatic disorders • Scar management • Introduction to Basic Life Support
INTRODUCTION • Cardiovascular system anatomy and physiology • Systolic / diastolic / pulse / mean arterial pressure • Cardiovascular response to exercise • DISEASES/DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND INTERPRETATION • Different types of cardiomyopathy • Assessment and diagnosis of coronary artery disease • Heart failure and heart attack; systolic dysfunction, diastolic dysfunction, hypertension • Types of diabetes: benefits of exercise for patients with diabetes • Normal cardiac cycle as indicated on the ECG • Risk stratification • EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION IN PREVENTION AND REHANILITATION PROGRAMS • Phases of cardiac rehabilitation • Training principles • Exercise prescription principles • Inpatient rehabilitation guidelines • Outpatient rehabilitation guidelines • Core components and models: prevention and rehabilitation programs • Assessment of exercise capacity • Maximal test (Stress Test) • Borg perceived exertion scale • CR in Comorbidities •Psycosocial Rehab

- Clini E, Holland AE, Pitta F, Troosters T. Textbook of pulmonary rehabilitation. Springer International Publishing. 2018
- Lazzeri M. Esame clinico e valutazione in riabilitazione respiratoria. Elsevier. 2006

 Epidemiology of cancer and prevention
 Prognostic and predictive risk factors
 Carcinogenesis, cancer growth and proliferation, cancer immune tolerance
 Assessment and investigations of patients with cancer, including history, physical exami-nation, laboratory and imaging techniques. Performance Status Evaluation (Karnofsky and ECOG scores)
 Tumour staging
 Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumours (RECIST)
 Principles of therapy of oncological diseases and clinical effects of therapeutic ap-proaches used: Surgery, radiotherapy, cytotoxic approach (neoajuvant, adjuvant, meta-static and palliatives approaches), target therapy and immune anti-cancer agents. Drug resistance
 Management of medical emergencies and complications resulting from cancer or its treatment
 Clinical rehabilitation of cancer patients.

Chmielowski B., Territo M.C. Manual of Clinical Oncology. Ed: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
ISBN 9781496349576

- SHOCK
- THYROID – PARATHYROID – ADRENAL GLANDS
- ESOPHAGUS-STOMACH-DUODENUM
- SMALL INTESTINE- APPENDIX
- LARGE INTESTINE –RECTUM –ANUM
- SPLEEN- PANCREAS
- LIVER –BILIARY TRACT – GALLBLADDER
- ABDOMINAL WALL
- DIGESTIVE HEMORRHAGE
- ACUTE ABDOMEN

Titolo: Compendio di Chirurgia per le professioni sanitarie
Autori: ESDD – A. Divizia C. Fiorani G. Maggi F. Romano

Techniques of Clinical anesthesia: general, epidural, spinal, regional, local and their combinations.
Anesthetic ‘’gear’’. Indications, contraindications, benefits and risks of anesthetic techniques.
Frequent reasons of admission to intensive care unit.
Principles of medical choice in critical illness setting : aims and ethical dilemmas.
Approach to acute and chronic pain management : medications, minimally invasive techniques.
Multisciplinary nature of pain medicine.
MONOGRAPHIC COURSE : Peculiarities of pain due to cancer and specific approaches to it.

Professor’s notes
Consultazione: Butterworth, JF, Mackey DC, Wasnick JD (Eds) : Morgan & Mikhail’s Clinical Anesthesiology, McGraw Hill 2022 /

Introduction: concepts of health, hygiene and public health.
General applied hygiene and epidemiological tools: health of different populations and its determinants, in the community and healthcare settings. Descriptive epidemiology in general applied hygiene: prevalence and incidence studies, the concept of risk/hazard, and cause-effect relationship.
Hygiene applied to the epidemiology of infectious diseases: general concepts, epidemiological models of infectious diseases. Concepts of epidemic and endemic. Sources of infection, entry and elimination routes of microroganisms, epidemiological chain and transmission of infections.
Principles of prevention and prophylaxis: primary, secondary and tertiary prevention.
Prevention of infectious diseases: concepts of environmental hygiene, disinfection, antisepsis, sterilization, biological risk in the healthcare settings and ways of prevention.

1. Materials provided by the professor.
2. Bonita, Ruth, Beaglehole, Robert, Kjellström, Tord & World Health Organization. (‎2006)‎. Basic epidemiology, 2nd ed. World Health Organization. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/43541

Pareto-efficiency and market failures: asymmetric information, externalities, moral hazard and adverse selection ;
The economic analysis of healthcare ;
Cost effectiveness, cost utility and cost benefit analyses.

Wondeling, Gruen, Black. Introduction to health economics. Understanding Public Health. 1st edition.
Additional materials (PowerPoint slides) provided in class.

Fields of interest of legal medicine, methodology. FORENSIC PATHOLOGY : Principles of Thanatology, injuries from firearms, injuries from cutting weapons, injuries from blunt force, Asphysiology. DEONTOLOGY: Referto, Professional secrecy, L.219/2017 and informed consent, code of ethics. PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY: Civil and criminal liability, Guidelines and Law 24/2017.

Titolo: “Manuale di Medicina Legale”
Autori: Natale M. Di Luca, Tommaso Feola

Syllabus Prof. Rossi
• Levels of amputation, etiology and surgical techniques
• Pathologies of the stump intervention of the physiotherapist
• The Pain: Phantom limb
• Rehabilitation
• Pre-prosthetic and prosthetic phases
• Compression bandage (exercise on the technique)
• Prosthetics
• Upper limb prostheses
• Lower limb prostheses
• Prosthesis for ADL (activities of daily living)
Outline of high-tech prostheses and sports prostheses

Syllabus Prof. Frontani
Plan a rehabilitation program, define the program goals (brief-medium-long term), define and select the appropriate outcomes and outcome measures, define the optimal therapeutic choice and the correct scheduling to reach the goal.
-) Assessment and treatment of lumbar pain
-) Assessment and treatment of cervical pain
-) Assessment and conservative treatment of knee and hip arthritis
-) Assessment and treatment of TMJ disease
-) Basics on pain neurophysiology
-) Basics of therapeutic exercise and how to effectively use it
-) Basics on the main manual therapy techniques

Syllabus Prof. Berardi
• To provide evaluation elements for person-assistive device-environment compatibility;
• To provide the basic knowledge and criteria to choose and customize posture systems, manual and electronic wheelchairs, powered mobility solutions, commands for environment control;
• To illustrate solutions aimed at complex disabilities;
• To provide tools for evaluating the patient and the assistive device;
• To provide the knowledge to improve autonomy and safety in living environments through home automation.

Syllabus Prof. Pellicciari
• Functional assessment in a patient with spinal cord injury
• Functional prognosis in a patient with spinal cord injury
• Principles of treatment in a patient with spinal cord injury

Cooper’s Fundamentals of Hand Therapy – Christine M. Wietlisbach
Hand and Upper Extremity Rehabilitation: a Practical Guide – Rebecca J. Saunders

Syllabus Prof. Rossi
• Levels of amputation, etiology and surgical techniques
• Pathologies of the stump intervention of the physiotherapist
• The Pain: Phantom limb
• Rehabilitation
• Pre-prosthetic and prosthetic phases
• Compression bandage (exercise on the technique)
• Prosthetics
• Upper limb prostheses
• Lower limb prostheses
• Prosthesis for ADL (activities of daily living)
Outline of high-tech prostheses and sports prostheses

Syllabus Prof. Frontani
Plan a rehabilitation program, define the program goals (brief-medium-long term), define and select the appropriate outcomes and outcome measures, define the optimal therapeutic choice and the correct scheduling to reach the goal.
-) Assessment and treatment of lumbar pain
-) Assessment and treatment of cervical pain
-) Assessment and conservative treatment of knee and hip arthritis
-) Assessment and treatment of TMJ disease
-) Basics on pain neurophysiology
-) Basics of therapeutic exercise and how to effectively use it
-) Basics on the main manual therapy techniques

Syllabus Prof. Berardi
• To provide evaluation elements for person-assistive device-environment compatibility;
• To provide the basic knowledge and criteria to choose and customize posture systems, manual and electronic wheelchairs, powered mobility solutions, commands for environment control;
• To illustrate solutions aimed at complex disabilities;
• To provide tools for evaluating the patient and the assistive device;
• To provide the knowledge to improve autonomy and safety in living environments through home automation.

Syllabus Prof. Pellicciari
• Functional assessment in a patient with spinal cord injury
• Functional prognosis in a patient with spinal cord injury
• Principles of treatment in a patient with spinal cord injury

Explain Pain - second edition David S. Butler and G. Lorimer Moseley
Manual therapy: nags, snags, mwms etc. - Brian Mulligan
Maitland peripheral manipulation
Maitland vertebral manipulation
Orthopaedic physical therapy - Robert A. Donatelli, Michael J. Wooden
Orthopaedic manual therapy - Chad E.Cook

Syllabus Prof. Rossi
• Levels of amputation, etiology and surgical techniques
• Pathologies of the stump intervention of the physiotherapist
• The Pain: Phantom limb
• Rehabilitation
• Pre-prosthetic and prosthetic phases
• Compression bandage (exercise on the technique)
• Prosthetics
• Upper limb prostheses
• Lower limb prostheses
• Prosthesis for ADL (activities of daily living)
Outline of high-tech prostheses and sports prostheses

Syllabus Prof. Frontani
Plan a rehabilitation program, define the program goals (brief-medium-long term), define and select the appropriate outcomes and outcome measures, define the optimal therapeutic choice and the correct scheduling to reach the goal.
-) Assessment and treatment of lumbar pain
-) Assessment and treatment of cervical pain
-) Assessment and conservative treatment of knee and hip arthritis
-) Assessment and treatment of TMJ disease
-) Basics on pain neurophysiology
-) Basics of therapeutic exercise and how to effectively use it
-) Basics on the main manual therapy techniques

Syllabus Prof. Berardi
• To provide evaluation elements for person-assistive device-environment compatibility;
• To provide the basic knowledge and criteria to choose and customize posture systems, manual and electronic wheelchairs, powered mobility solutions, commands for environment control;
• To illustrate solutions aimed at complex disabilities;
• To provide tools for evaluating the patient and the assistive device;
• To provide the knowledge to improve autonomy and safety in living environments through home automation.

Syllabus Prof. Pellicciari
• Functional assessment in a patient with spinal cord injury
• Functional prognosis in a patient with spinal cord injury
• Principles of treatment in a patient with spinal cord injury

Atlas of amputations and limb deficiencies: surgical, prosthetic, and rehabilitation principles
JI Krajbich, MS Pinzur, BK Potter, PM Stevens - 2023

- Fundamentals of amputation care and prosthetics
DP Murphy - 2013

- Amputation and rehabilitation
C. Marshall, G Stransby - Surgery (Oxford), 2010

- Free download ICRC publications

- La riabilitazione nel paziente amputato, centro protesi INAIL, free download

Syllabus Prof. Rossi
• Levels of amputation, etiology and surgical techniques
• Pathologies of the stump intervention of the physiotherapist
• The Pain: Phantom limb
• Rehabilitation
• Pre-prosthetic and prosthetic phases
• Compression bandage (exercise on the technique)
• Prosthetics
• Upper limb prostheses
• Lower limb prostheses
• Prosthesis for ADL (activities of daily living)
Outline of high-tech prostheses and sports prostheses

Syllabus Prof. Frontani
Plan a rehabilitation program, define the program goals (brief-medium-long term), define and select the appropriate outcomes and outcome measures, define the optimal therapeutic choice and the correct scheduling to reach the goal.
-) Assessment and treatment of lumbar pain
-) Assessment and treatment of cervical pain
-) Assessment and conservative treatment of knee and hip arthritis
-) Assessment and treatment of TMJ disease
-) Basics on pain neurophysiology
-) Basics of therapeutic exercise and how to effectively use it
-) Basics on the main manual therapy techniques

Syllabus Prof. Berardi
• To provide evaluation elements for person-assistive device-environment compatibility;
• To provide the basic knowledge and criteria to choose and customize posture systems, manual and electronic wheelchairs, powered mobility solutions, commands for environment control;
• To illustrate solutions aimed at complex disabilities;
• To provide tools for evaluating the patient and the assistive device;
• To provide the knowledge to improve autonomy and safety in living environments through home automation.

Syllabus Prof. Pellicciari
• Functional assessment in a patient with spinal cord injury
• Functional prognosis in a patient with spinal cord injury
• Principles of treatment in a patient with spinal cord injury

- Materials provided by the professor.

Syllabus Prof.ssa Gaddini
-Musculo-skeletal anatomy of pelvis
-Pelvic organs anatomy
-Pelvic floor physiology
-Urinary, sexual and defaecation physiology outlines
-Pelvic floor dysfunctions: signs and symptoms
-Assessment of patient with pelvi-perineal dysfunction: history, physical examination and functional assessment. Outcome evaluation tools.
-Choice of Rehabilitative outcome, modalities and tools suitable to the patient
-Awareness, contraction and relaxation of pelvic floor muscles practical exercise session

Syllabus Prof. Rotatori
-Epidemiology of the main musculoskeletal pathologies in sports physiotherapy
-The importance of objective evaluation
-The use of evaluation tools
-Functional evaluation of the sports patient
-Return to sport: state of the art of scientific literature
-Creation of a rehabilitation path based on functional criteria

Prof.ssa Gaddini
Evidence-Based Physical Therapy for the Pelvic Floor – Kari Bo et al., 2023
Incontinenza urinaria femminile. Manuale per la riabilitazione – Giraudo e Lamberti, 2021
Il Bignami della riabilitazione Uro-Ginecologica – Paolo Di Benedetto, 2016
Riabilitazione del Pavimento Pelvico – Arianna Bortolami, 2009

Prof.Conciatori
Clinical Sport Medicine: Injuries, Vol 1. McGraw-Hill Education
Clinical Sport Medicine: The Medicine of Exercise. McGraw-Hill Education
Effetti placebo e nocebo. Dalla fisiologia alla clinica. Fabrizio Benedetti
Chinesiologia del sistema muscolo scheletrico. Fondamenti per la riabilitazione. Piccin-Nuova Libraria
Legamento crociato anteriore. Dalle basi teoriche all’approccio evidence-based: un percorso guidato dall’infortunio al ritorno allo sport. Fisioscience

LEARNING AREA ACTIVITIES
Self-learning Test TeCo - Anvur
Orientation Open Day
Welcome day
School-work alternation
Application of disciplinary knowledge Conferences and/or events on topics specific
to the professional profile of the Physiotherapist;
Lectio Magistralis held by Visiting Professors of the Erasmus programme
Acquisition of transversal knowledge IPE Day

The exam program corresponds to the knowledge and skills objectives of the internship of the third year of the course.

Reading materials suggested during the three-year period.

Prof. Rotatori
The module will consider the following topics:
• standards of English
• structural and functional description of English
• the pedagogical grammar
• use of linguistic corpora
• language change
• essay writing
• dissertation writing
Prof.ssa Maggi
• definition of posture
• factors affecting an individual’s posture
• the tonic postural system
• antalgic reflexes and the laws of posture
• postural alterations
• various methods of postural gymnastics (Mézières, Souchard, Feldenkrais)
• approach to the Mézières method

Prof. Rotatori
All materials will be made available as a study pack before the start of the course.
Prof.ssa Maggi
« Biomeccanica muscolo-scheletrica e metodica Mezièrès » - Mauro Lastrico
Marrapese Editore Roma.