Degree Course: Physiotherapy Syllabus for A.Y. 2020/2021

Mechanics
Introduction, Measurement, Estimating
Measurement and Uncertainty; Significant Figures. Units of measure systems. Converting Units. Dimensions and Dimensional Analysis .

Describing Motion: Kinematics in One Dimension
References Frames. Displacement. Velocity and Acceleration. Motion at Constant Acceleration.

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.

R.A. Serway & J.W. Jewett, Principi di Fisica, EdiSES
D. Scannicchio, Fisica Biomedica, EdiSES
D. C. Giancoli, Fisica (principi e applicazioni), Casa Editrice Ambrosiana
D. Halliday, R. Resnik, J. Walker, Fondamenti di Fisica, Casa Editrice Ambrosiana

• 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

The first part of the course will introduce the logic of statistics and experimental design.
The concepts of probability calculation and combinatorial calculation will be introduced or recalled; although theoretically already in possession of the student, these steps are fundamental and will be used in the continuation of the course. In this phase the main probability distributions will be treated, including the binomial distribution, the Poisson distribution and the standard Normal and Normal distributions, but more than the single mathematical process,we will try making the student aware of the deep motivation of the medical statistics, as a science, and its application in practice, as well as the risks of its incorrect understanding.
In the second part of the course the descriptive statistics and its methodology will be addressed. It will be shown how to recognize the type of data and how to summarize them in appropriate indexes.
The student will learn how to calculate position measurements (mean, median, fashion), variability (variance, standard deviation), coefficient of variation (CV), percentiles and their use. It will also make extensive use of practical examples to define a good descriptive statistic and a defective or deceptive descriptive statistic.
In the final part of the course the general principles of statistical inference will be treated.
Cases of sample distribution, type I and II errors, power of a test and operating curve will be introduced. We will then move on to parametric tests - Student's t-test, ANOVA with 1 and 2 classification criteria, non-parametric tests: - Wilcoxon test, Mann-Whitney test, Kruskal-Wallis test, Friedman test, median test, chi-square test, Fisher exact test. We will also provide the basic concepts of regression and analysis of time dependent variability with mention of Kaplann Meyer functions, log rank and Cox regression.

1) Notes of the lessons
2) Stanton A. Glantz: Statistics for Bio-medical disciplines - ed. McGraw-Hill
3) Sidney Siegel, N. John Castellan Jr.: - Non parametric statistics - ed. McGraw-Hill
4) Resources and links from the Internet with particular reference to the use of the PubMEd portal

• 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

Recalls to the basic notions of general chemistry
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 ", DR Ferrier Wolters Kluwer;
- " Lehningher principles of biochemistry ", DL Nelson, MM Cox (2017) Ed. WH Freeman & Co.

Characteristic of living cells: Cellular theory. Classification principles of living organisms.
Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell models: classification and major structural differences.
Cell Chemistry: Macromolecules: structure, shape and function
Plasma membrane: properties and functions.
Internal organization of the cell: Cellular compartments. Cytoplasm and cytoplasmic organelles, ribosomes, smooth and rought endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, lysosomes, peroxisomes.
The cytoskeleton. Microtubules, intermediate filaments and microfilaments. Cilia and flagella. Centrioles and centrosomes.
Energy conversion: Glycolysis, fermentation, cellular respiration, photosynthesis. (outline). Mitochondria and Chloroplasts, structure and function.
Molecular basis of hereditary information: DNA replication. DNA repair and its correlation with human diseases.
RNA, structure and function: Main types of cellular RNAs and differences with respect to DNA in terms of molecular size, stability and biological functions. Transcription and RNA maturation.
Genetic Code and its properties. Protein synthesis: How cells read the genome. Main post-translational modifications of the polypeptide chains.
Post-synthetic fate of proteins, endomembranes and membrane traffic: Endocytosis and exocytosis.
Cell Cycle, Mitosis and Meiosis

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 

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: polimorphisms, 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. (11hs) 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 (3hs). 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 (6hs). Systemic and microscopy anatomy of digestive, respiratory, urinary, reproductive and endocrine Systems.
NEUROANATOMY (10hs). 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, Timmons, Tallitsch: Human Anatomy,
2) Tortora: Human Anatomy,
4) Martini Nath: Anatomy & Physiology

Students are encouraged to use an Human Anatomy Atlas

LOCOMOTOR SYSTEM. (11hs) 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 (3hs). 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 (6hs). Systemic and microscopy anatomy of digestive, respiratory, urinary, reproductive and endocrine Systems.
NEUROANATOMY (10hs). 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, Timmons, Tallitsch: Human Anatomy,
2) Tortora: Human Anatomy,
4) Martini Nath: Anatomy & Physiology

Students are encouraged to use an Human Anatomy Atlas

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

Epithelial tissues
Classification of epithelia, polarity of epithelial cells, junctions, absorbent epithelia, glandular epithelia.

Connective tissues
Connective tissue proper: extracellular matrix and connective cells. The different types of connective tissue proper. Adipose tissue. Blood and hematopoietic tissues. Supportive connective: cartilage and bone.

Muscle tissue
Skeletal muscle: structure of muscle fibers, contraction mechanism, diversity of muscle fibers. Cardiac muscle: structure of cardiomyocytes and myocardial conduction mechanism. The smooth muscle.

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

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

Introduction to physiology and homeostasis concepts.

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

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

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.
-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.

Berne & Levy, “Physiology”, 7th Edition, Elsevier.
- Sherwood, “Human Physiology: From Cells to Systems” ninth Edition.
- Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 14th Edition.
- Hole's Human Anatomy & Physiology, 14th Edition.
- Martini Nath: Anatomy & Physiology.

Characteristics of the main infection 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 orthopaedic/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.

The basics of Microbiology
Authors: Richard A. Harvey, Pamela C. Champe Bruce D. Fisher

1) Aetiology and cellular pathology: health and disease concepts, aetiology and pathogenesis. Environmental diseases: diseased caused by chemical or physical agents. Microbiologic agents and the patterns of disease caused by them. Molecular mechanisms of pathogenicity. Cellular damage and adaptations, reversible and irreversible cell injury: necrosis and apoptosis.
2) Body defences against pathogens. The first (mechanical/physical barriers), second (innate immunity) and third line (specific immunity, cellular and antibodies) of defence.

3) Inflammatory-reparative response: aetiology and classification of acute inflammation, chemical mediators, vascular changes and exudates formation, cellular events and phagocytosis, chronic and granulomatous inflammation; reparative response: tissue repair and wound healing, fibrosis. Inflammatory diseases.
4) Systemic consequences of inflammation and aetiopathogenesis of fever.
5) Tumoral transformation as proliferative disease. Molecular basis of tumoral tramsformation: oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes. The causes of cancer including chemicals and biological agents, the phenotype of the transformed cell, the genes causing and restricting cancer growth, tumor classification; carcinogenesis; epidemiology and prevention; the molecular mechanisms of tumor progression and metastatization. The relationship between cancer cells and tumoral microenvironment. Inflammation and cancer.

Abul K. Abbas, Jon C. Aster, Vinay Kumar. Robbins Basic Pathology. Elsevier – Health Sciences Division

The contents of the lessons will be divided into the following teaching units:
• psychology applied to the profession of physiotherapist, general aspects, cognitive processes in the diffferent clinical conditions, the relationship with the patient, the principles of therapeutic commu-nication
• the transition to change: alignment of individual needs, perceptions and expectations with the per-ceptions, expectations and goals of healthcare professionals
• Role of psycho-social aspects in the processes of adaptation to acquired disabilities and chronic di-seases.
• Overview of individual, environmental and social obstacles in rehabilitation processes
• The stages of change and transition in patients with chronic diseases: the cognitive processes in-volved and the obstacles to be faced
• Adaptive behaviors and the modification of maladaptive behaviors in rehabilitative contexts and the learning processes related to it
• role of the emotions and motivation of the patient in rehabilitation programs: obstacles and resour-ces.

D.W. Clifton. Physical rehabilitation’s. Role in disability management : Unique perspective for success.
Elsevier Saunders Inc., Saint Louis, 2005 ed.
For the preparation of the exam, the student is recommended to integrate with the teaching material provided during the lesson

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.

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.

CRITICALLY USE THEORETICAL APPROACHES AND CATEGORIES STUDIED FOR THE ANALYSIS OF CULTURAL PROCESSES IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY AND THEIR PROFESSION.

Elements of general sociology (Slide)
Wendy Griswold (1994) Culteres and Societies in Changing World, Thousand Oakes ,Calif., Pine Forge Press

AFTER AN INITIAL ANALYSIS OF CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COMMUNICATION AND THE HEALTH PROFESSION, THE COURSE WILL ANALYZE THE CONTRIBUTION OF COMMUNICATION (AS A TECHNIQUE AND AS A STRATEGY) IN THE REDUCTION OF DAMAGE IN A HEALTH CRISIS.

SOCIETA CONTEMPORANEA, COMUNICAZIONE, COMUNICAZIONE SANITARIA E COMUNICAZIONE DI CRISI (SLIDE)
MICHEL SERRES, THUMBELINA: THE CULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY OF MILLENNIALS, EDITORE: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD INTERNATIONAL, ANNO: 2014, PAGINE: 96 P., EAN: 9781783480708

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 Spine
• 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

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 Spine
• 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

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 Spine
• 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

The syllabus is structured around the thematic sections listed below. Each section focuses on the analysis of different types of written and oral texts taken, adapted and simplified from original documents. Each unit includes sections dedicated to grammar practice and vocabulary building, as well as exercises aimed at developing the students’ four language skills (listening, reading, writing, speaking) in a systematic and integrated way.
Thematic sections:
1. Healthcare professionals. Major medical specialties. Profession of the physiotherapist.
2. Job interview. Student physiotherapist’s profile. Practical skills: How to write a CV.
3. The hospital. Understanding the daily ward routine.
4. Accidents and emergencies. First aid.
5. Pain. Symptoms.
6. The human body.
7. Body systems.
8. Nutrition. Food and diet. Bad habits.
9. Sports medicine and physical fitness.
10. Geriatric healthcare.
11. Common illnesses. Pandemics. Infectious diseases.
12. Death and dying.
13. Hygiene.
14. Prevention and rehabilitation.
15. Cancer.
16. Ethics in medicine. Informed consent.
17. English as a modern lingua franca of medical communication. Discursive practices in Medical English. Practical skills: Oral and written communication skills. Understanding a scientific publication. Introduction to writing a scientific paper.
18. Communication, body language and assertiveness.
This syllabus is subject to change based on the needs of the class.

All the material needed to follow the lessons will be available online. The texts to be analyzed will be uploaded online before single lessons, and the students are kindly asked to print them.
Supplementary texts (optional reading):
- L. Benigni, A.L. Schou Clarke, English for Health and Safety in the Workplace, Hoepli, Milano, 2011, con CD-Rom Audio.
- B. Bettinelli, N. Carlini, P. Catenaccio, English for Medicine, Hoepli, Milano, 2005.
- T. Grice, Oxford English for Careers: Nursing. Pre-Intermediate Student’s Book, OUP, Oxford, 2007.

-) Theoretical basis of the muscle test and their definition
-) Upper limb muscle test
-) Lower limb muscle test
-) Trunk muscle test
-) Theoretical basis of the passive mobilization and goniometer
-) Upper limb joint test
-) Lower limb joint test
-) Trunk Joint test
-) theoretical basis of the different palpation technique
-) Use properly palpation technique to recognize the different tissue
-) Plan the patient physical exam

Muscoloskeletal assessment joint motion and muscle testing. Hazel M. Clarkson

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 treatment approach
• Imaging (MRI, CT scan) and electrophysiologic techniques (evoked potentials, electromyogrography, 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, bacterial, prionic)

• Adams and Victor's Principles of Neurology 11th ed. McGraw-Hill Medical
• Kandel ER, Schwartz JH, Jessell TM 2012, Siegelbaum SA, Hudspeth AJ. 'Principles of Neural Science, 5th ed. McGraw-Hill, New York
• 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 functional Anatomy of the brain. Functional networks. Anatomy and physiology of the cranial nerves. Anatomy of the cerebral blood vessels. Anatomy 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. Syringomyelia. Pseudotumor Cerebri. Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus.

• Brain Tumors.
◦ Principles of Neuro-oncology. W.H.O. Classification. Gliomas. Meningiomas. Secondary tumors (metastasis).
• Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).
◦ Biomechanical aspects. State of consciousness alteration. Post-traumatic intracranial bleedings. Diffuse axonal injury. Brain Concussion. Outcomes following TBI.
• Spontaneous Intracranial Hemorrhages.
◦ Hemorrhagic Strokes. Subarachnoid hemorrhage. Intracranial aneurysms. Artero-venous malformations. Venous Malformations. Intracerebral hematomas. 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. 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.
◦ Disks degeneration and related pathology. The concept of spinal instability. Spondylosis myelopathy. Radiculopathies. The Low back pain.

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.

Neurosurgery fundamentals. Ed. Nitin Agarwal. New York: Thieme, 2019. ISBN: 9781626238251

- History of ancient and modern, traditional and western pharmacology.
- Basic knowledge of drug regulatory agencies, law and rules
- Clinical study design for the evaluation of drug efficacy and toxicity
- Basic principles of pharmacology, definitions of drugs, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
- Analgesic drugs: Aspirin: definition, chemical properties, indications, treatments, efficacy, and contraindications
- Analgesic drugs - Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: definition, mechanisms of action, chemical properties, indications, treatments, efficacy, and contraindications
- Analgesic drugs – Opioids: definition, mechanisms of action, chemical properties, indications, treatments, efficacy, and contraindications
- Analgesic drugs – Steroids: definition, mechanisms of action, chemical properties, indications, treatments, efficacy, and contraindications
- Antimicrobials – Antibiotics: definition, mechanisms of action, chemical properties, indications, treatments, efficacy, and contraindications
- Antimicrobials – Antifungals: definition, mechanisms of action, chemical properties, indications, treatments, efficacy, and contraindications
- Antimicrobials – Antivirals: definition, mechanisms of action, chemical properties, indications, treatments, efficacy, and contraindications
- Antimicrobials – Antifungals: definition, mechanisms of action, chemical properties, indications, treatments, efficacy, and contraindications
- Clinical approach to THERAPEUTIC DOSAGE OF DRUGS (TDM) in the clinical pharmacology service of INMI Spallanzani

Pharmacoloy book as Goodman & Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics
Textbook by Alfred G. Gilman, Alfred Gilman Sr., and Louis S. Goodman, slide sets and original articles from selected international journals

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

• 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.

Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Secrets - E-Book 3rd Edition Authors: Jeffrey Placzek David Boyce

Introduction to Pediatrics: neonatal and pediatric age – pediatric and neonatal training of health professionist – 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 - prenatal infections, TORCH diseases ; prevention of neonatal congenital infections – postnatal early and late infections: sepsis and meningitis – bilirubin metabolism: neonatal physiologic and pathologic jaundice – psychomotor development of the child; weaning and feeding in pediatric ages – puberty: physiologic phenomena; early and late puberty – mandatory vaccinations and infectious diseases – gastro-intestinal pathologies: coeliac disease – gastro-esophageal reflux, hypertrophic stenosis of pylorus – eye and ear’s defects in pediatric age – congenital hip luxation – accidents and injuries in pediatric age: classification and prevention strategies.

• Cloherty and Stark’s Manual of Neonatal Care , by Anne R. Hansen, Eric C. Eichenwald, Ann R. Stark , Camilia R. Martin – Lippincott Manual, November 23, 2016

• The Washington Manual of Pediatrics, by Andrew J White - Lippincott Manual; February 11, 2016

Bronchiolitis – Cystic Fibrosis – Celiac Disease – Inflammatory Bowel Diseases – Contagious Exanthematous Diseases – Recurrent infections and Primary Immunodeficiencies – Asthma – Allergy Diseases and Anaphylaxis – Pneumonia – Vaccines – Maternal immunization

• Nelson Nelson Essentials of Pediatrics by Kliegman Robert M., Marcdante Karen; 8° edition; 2019
• The Washington Manual of Pediatrics, by Andrew J White - Lippincott Manual; February 11, 2016

Clinical Approach in Child Neurology
• The consultation
• History taking
• Neurological Examination
• Higher cognitive function
• Cranial nerves
• Peripheral nervous system
• Neonatal neurological examination
Neurodiagnostic tools
• Principles of neuroradiology
• Principles of neurophysiology
• Laboratory tests
• Lumbar Pucture
• Neuropsychological testing
4) Signs & Symptoms
• Agitation and confusion
• Sleepiness
• Developmental impairment
• Excercise limitations and muscle pain
• Floppy infant
• Foot deformities
• Gait abnormalities
• Headache and and head abnormalities
• Speech difficulties
• Acquired brain/spinal cord injury
• Autoimmune diseases
• Epilepsy
• Migraine
• Infection of CNS
• Sleep disorders
• Neuromuscular diseases;
• Neuropediatric Emergencies:
◦ Coma
◦ status epilepticus;
◦ acute motor symptoms

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.

Pediatric Neurology 3rd Edition. Ed. Oxford University. Oxford: 2017. ISBN: 978019960363-3

Fenichel's Clinical Pediatric Neurology 8th Edition 2019 A Signs and Symptoms Approach Ed. Elsevier. ISBN 9780323496858

1. 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 radiolgraphic study;
12. Diagnostic imaging in the main pathologies of pediatric and developmental age: examples and experiences

• 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/

Ocular Anatomy
Ocular pathologies
Low vision
Orthoptics

• General information on fractures. Classification; etiology, pathogenesis, anatomy; clinical picture; complications; principles of therapy. Upper limb fractures: clavicle; humeral; forearm; wrist and hand. Lower limb and pelvis fractures: femur; knee; leg; ankle and foot; hip bone. Vertebral fractures: dorso-lumbar; cervical.
• Arthrosis: generalities; hip; knee; shoulder:
• Specific Shoulder Diseases (Instability, Rotator Cuff Pathology, Osteoarthritis, Art Acromion Clavicle Disorders)
• Specific Knee Disorders (Ligamentous Capsule Disorders, Osteoarthritis)
• Specific Hip Diseases (Ligamentous Capsule Disorders, Arthrosis)
• Specific Ankle Disorders (Ligamentous Capsule Disorders, Osteoarthritis)
• Specific pathologies of hand and foot
• Spinal disorders: scoliosis; stenosis of the canal. spondilo lysis and spondylolisthesis herniated disc
• Tumors: general information on tumors; main primitive tumors; metastasis

Slides from the lessons

A.Mancini, C. Morlacchi , “Clinica Ortopedica” Manuale-Atlante; V Edizione A cura di F.Franceschi e F Mancini; Piccin editore

Mark D. Miller  Stephen R. Thompson Miller's Review of Orthopaedics 7th Edition

• Rehabilitation program in patients with Parkinson's disease
• Patient rehabilitation program with stroke (subacute phase)
• Patient rehabilitation program with stroke (chronic phase)
• Patient rehabilitation program with low back pain
• Patient rehabilitation program with arthrosis
• Rehabilitation program in muscle injuries
• Rehabilitation program in the tibio-tarsal tendon lesions
• Rehabilitation program in tendon shoulder injuries

Clinical Orthopaedic Rehabilitation. Kevin E. Wilk; S. Brent Brotzman.
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division

• The Physics of Medical Imaging
• Systematic Analysis of plain films and MR imagrs Using ABCs
• The spine and great joints
• Correlation between imaging and pain and/or functional impairment

James Swain, Kenneth W. Bush Diagnostic Imaging for Physical Therapists, Saunders, Elsevier

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 3

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

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.

Motor Control : Translating Research into Clinical Practice
By Anne Shumway-Cook By (author) Marjorie H. Woollacott
Fifth, North American Edition
Wolters Kluwer Ed

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

Scientific articles will be inserted on the topics discussed

Cognitive and motor development of the child
INFANT CEREBRAL PARALYSIS:
-definition
-aetiology
- classifications (Hagberg, Bobath)
- psychomotor alarm signs in the first year of life
- associated disorders

OBSERVATION IN THE CHILD WITH P.C.I. (evaluation form):
• analysis of interactive processes;
• adaptive capacity analysis;
• analysis of postural adaptations;
• function analysis;
• treatment objectives.

CLINICAL FORMS:
• The child with tetraparesis:
1. Severe alteration of muscular stiffness à characteristics of the motor picture, natural evolution, objectives and treatment.
2. Moderate alteration of muscular stiffness à characteristics of the motor picture, natural evolution, objectives and treatment.
• The child with diplegia istiche characteristics of the motor picture, natural evolution, goals and treatment.
• The child with hemiparesis istiche characteristics of the motor picture, natural evolution, goals and treatment.
• The child with atetosis istiche characteristics of the motor picture, natural evolution, goals and treatment.
• The child with ataxia io characteristics of the motor picture, natural evolution, goals and treatment.
• The premature baby has general characteristics, rehabilitation problems.
• Notes on the use of the various aids in the P.C.I.

Motor Control : Translating Research into Clinical Practice
By Anne Shumway-Cook By (author) Marjorie H. Woollacott
Fifth, North American Edition
Wolters Kluwer Ed

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

Scientific articles will be inserted on the topics discussed

Cognitive and motor development of the child
INFANT CEREBRAL PARALYSIS:
-definition
-aetiology
- classifications (Hagberg, Bobath)
- psychomotor alarm signs in the first year of life
- associated disorders

OBSERVATION IN THE CHILD WITH P.C.I. (evaluation form):
• analysis of interactive processes;
• adaptive capacity analysis;
• analysis of postural adaptations;
• function analysis;
• treatment objectives.

CLINICAL FORMS:
• The child with tetraparesis:
1. Severe alteration of muscular stiffness à characteristics of the motor picture, natural evolution, objectives and treatment.
2. Moderate alteration of muscular stiffness à characteristics of the motor picture, natural evolution, objectives and treatment.
• The child with diplegia istiche characteristics of the motor picture, natural evolution, goals and treatment.
• The child with hemiparesis istiche characteristics of the motor picture, natural evolution, goals and treatment.
• The child with atetosis istiche characteristics of the motor picture, natural evolution, goals and treatment.
• The child with ataxia io characteristics of the motor picture, natural evolution, goals and treatment.
• The premature baby has general characteristics, rehabilitation problems.
• Notes on the use of the various aids in the P.C.I.

Motor Control : Translating Research into Clinical Practice
By Anne Shumway-Cook By (author) Marjorie H. Woollacott
Fifth, North American Edition
Wolters Kluwer Ed

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

Scientific articles will be inserted on the topics discussed

• Hierarchical organization of movement
• Motor learning principles
• Principles of neuroplasticity
• Definition and aim of neurorehabilitation
• Evaluation of (main) neurological symptoms
• Functional and clinical evaluation of motor functions
◦ Balance
◦ Gait
◦ Posture
◦ Reaching and grasping
• Neuro-rehabilitation treatment goal
• Planning rehabilitation treatment based on neurological damage

Motor Control : Translating Research into Clinical Practice
By Anne Shumway-Cook By (author) Marjorie H. Woollacott
Fifth, North American Edition
Wolters Kluwer Ed

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

Scientific articles will be inserted on the topics discussed

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

Motor Control : Translating Research into Clinical Practice
By Anne Shumway-Cook By (author) Marjorie H. Woollacott
Fifth, North American Edition
Wolters Kluwer Ed

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

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

To supplement the educational material presented during the lessons;

• Lise M. Chirurgia per le professioni sanitarie. Padova: Ed.Piccin, Edizione IV, 2006, Volume 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 system.In the second part of the course the various pathologies of the arterial and venous vascular system will be addressed.In 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

Lo studio e la valutazione clinico-funzionale della funzione respiratoria nelle sue componenti: meccanica, ventilazione, perfusione e diffusione. Le malattie respiratorie a carattere ostruttivo, restrittivo e ipersecretivo: asma, bronchite cronica, enfisema, BPCO, bronchictasie, fibrosi cistica. Valutazione e preparazione del paziente da sottoporre a intervento chirurgico cardio-polmonare. Il fumo di tabacco e le patologie correlate. Gli aspetti della riabilitazione e la ventilazione meccanica.

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 • Rehabilitative protocol in cardio surgical patient • Guide lines and scientific evidences in cardiovascular rehabilitation • Cardiac Rehabilitation in specific cases • Pain management • Management of lymphatic disorders • Scar management

Springer, Cardic Rehabilitation Manual, 2 nd edition, Niebauer J., 2017
- Davis Plus, Therapeutic exercise foundations and techniques, Kisner C & Colby L.A., F.A. Davis Company, Philadelphia, 2012
- Linee guida, buone pratiche ed evidenze scientifiche in medicina fisica e riabilitativa (I e II vol), Valter Santilli, Università degli studi di Roma La Sapienza, 2018

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) • Submaximal test (six-minute walk test; 6MWT) • Balance and flexibility test • Short Physical Performance Battery • 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

• Definition 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)
• 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)
• Respiratory rehabilitation in Critical Area
• Consultation of the COPD Rehabilitation Guidelines

• 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 examination, 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 approaches used: Surgery, radiotherapy, cytotoxic approach (neoajuvant, adjuvant, metastatic 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
• BREAST
• 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

Preparation of environment and patient to surgical procedures
Techniques of anesthesia: general, spinal, regional, local.
Use of anesthetics. Management of preanesthesia phase.
Intra and post-surgical phase
Management of central and peripheral venous lines and surgical drainages
Management of surgical wounds and post-surgical pain.
Monitoring in Intensive Care Unit
Organ failure. Physiopathology and treatment
Mechanical Ventilation
Extracorporeal removal techniques
The patient in shock
Stupor and coma

Assistenza infermieristica in anestesia. Giorgio Torri, Elena Moizo.
Antonio Delfino Editore

AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing, 4th Ed.
Authors: S. Burns, S. Delgado
McGraw Hill Editor
 
Critical Care Nursing: Science and Practice
di Sheila Adam, Sue Osborne, e al.
OUP Oxford Ed

M. Michael
Tecniche di anestesia loco-regionale in ortopedia e traumatologia
Minerva Medica Editore

Objective Anesthesia Review: A Comprehensive Textbook for the Examinees
di M.D. Kulkarni, Atul P. (a cura di), M.D. Divatia, J. V. (a cura di), Vijaya P. Patil
Jaypee Brothers Medical publishers.

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. Material provided by the teacher.
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 ( Power point slides) will be provided alongside classes.

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.

Title: “Manuale di Medicina Legale”
Authors: Natale M. Di Luca, Tommaso Feola

• 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
• Physiological principles underlying proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation
• Treatment techniques according to proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation

material provided by the teacher

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

•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.

• Valutare, consigliare, prescrivere gli AUSILI - Tecnologie al servizio delle persone con disabilità: guida per operatori della riabilitazione. Renzo Andrich. I QUADERNI della Fondazione Don Gnocchi

Walk-in appointments will be offered on Mondays from 9:30a.m. - 12:30 a.m., ground floor, Students' Counseling Office.

-) 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

The seminar syllabus includes theoretical and practical units for writing up a final thesis. Each theoretical unit is accompanied by practical workshop and includes home assignments. Students are invited to actively participate in order to develop their writing skills.
1. Academic English: style considerations & text organisation
2. Critical approach to reading, working with sources and collecting materials for your thesis
3. Academic integrity: how to avoid plagiarism
4. BA Degree thesis: structural elements
5. Writing a successful introduction: workshop
6. Writing a successful conclusion: workshop
7. Writing paragraphs for chapters: coherence and cohesion workshop
8. Bibliographic work: citations and references
9. Thesis formatting guidelines
10. Ethics and communication with tutors and supervisors; time-management

Bailey, Stephen. 2011. Academic Writing: a Handbook for International Students. 3rd edition. London/New York: Routledge