Studying at the University of Verona
Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.
Study Plan
The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.
1° Year
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2° Year activated in the A.Y. 2021/2022
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3° Year activated in the A.Y. 2022/2023
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TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
PHYSIOTHERAPY IN NEUROLOGICAL DYSFUNCTIONS (2021/2022)
The teaching is organized as follows:
Program
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MM: FISIOTERAPIA NELLE DISABILITA' CRONICHE E PROMOZIONE DELLA SALUTE ATTRAVERSO IL MOVIMENTO
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Part 1 - 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee Scientific Report - Data on the relevance of the "Inactivity" problem in Italy and the Veneto region - Evolutionary bases of laziness and the role of Contingency and Motivation to overcome exercise resistance - Main evidences, reported in the Guidelines, of the benefits of physical activity - WHO indications on optimal activity levels (in MET, Kcal and minutes / week) - Basic concepts: type of activity, absolute / relative intensity, FITT-VP principle - Safety during physical activity - Scientific evidence on: overall benefits of physical activity, sedentary damage, indications for young people, the elderly, pregnant and postpartum women, overweight and obesity Part 2 - Physical activity and chronic diseases - Introduction to the Chronic Care Model and management differences between acute and chronic patients - Overview on pain, on the model of Fear Avoidance and on the role of physical activity in the resolution of central sensitization - Role, type and quantity of physical activity in the prevention and treatment of the main musculoskeletal disorders: osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, Chronic Low Back Pain, fibromyalgia, cervicalgia, tendinopathies - Role, type and amount of physical activity in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases - Role, type and amount of physical activity in the prevention and treatment of chronic respiratory diseases - Role, type and quantity of physical activity in the prevention and treatment of metabolic pathologies - Role, type and amount of physical activity in the prevention and treatment of oncological diseases - Role, type and amount of physical activity in the prevention and treatment of the main neurological diseases: epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, stroke, intellectual disability and Down syndrome, Spinal cord injuries, headache - Role, type and amount of physical activity in the prevention and treatment of psychiatric diseases Part 3 - Therapeutic exercise - Introduction to the concept of motor control in normality and consequent changes to pain - Tools that the physiotherapist has to restore functionality and, consequently, the independence of the subject - Recall of the basic concepts of the ICF and the role of the physiotherapist in prevention, recovery of impairments, activities and social participation - Therapeutic exercise parameters: load management, progression, type, frequency - Use of cognitive facilities (feedbacks, attention focuses ...) and adherence management techniques to enhance the effectiveness of therapeutic exercise
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MM: NEUROFISIOPATOLOGIA E NEUROFISIOLOGIA CLINICA
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This course will include different topics related to neurological semeiotics and clinical neurophysiology: - Medical history and neurological physical examination; - Main neurological syndromes; - Physiology of central and peripheral nervous system; - Clinical neurophysiology and diagnosis; - Techniques of clinical neurophysiology including electromyography, evoked motor/somatosensory/visual/auditory potentials, electroencephalography; - Diagnostic procedures in neurophysiopathology
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MM: METODOLOGIA DELLA FISIOTERAPIA NEI DISORDINI NEUROLOGICI
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Clinical reasoning in the management and care of the patient with neurological disorders Management of the neurological patient and evaluation process Principles of treatment Theoretical principles, evaluation and treatment of: Neuro-Muscle-Skeletal and Movement-Related Functions; Sensory Functions and Pain; Mental functions (Consciousness and specific mental functions) Study and in-depth study of the most common pathological pictures through clinical cases (hemiplegia, spinal cord injuries, neurodegenerative diseases)
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MM: NEUROTRAUMATOLOGIA E NEUROIMAGING
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Head trauma (physiopathology of intracranial hypertension, Glasgow Coma Scale, Glasgow Outcome Scale, extradural and subdural hematoma) Spinal trauma (physiopathology of spinal cord injury, spinal shock, ASIA scale, incomplete spinal cord syndromes) Brain hemorrhage Intracranial, brainstem and intramedullary tumors Spinal dysraphisms
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MM: NEUROLOGIA
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Introduction to clinical neurology. Anatomo-clinical correlation. Central and peripheral nervous system lesions. Cerebrovascular diseases: pathophysiology, clinical correlation, imaging and rehabilitation. Neurodegenerative diseases: molecular aspects and pathophysiology. Alterations of cognitive functions: aphasia; apraxia; agnosia; memory. Evaluation of cognitive functions. Dementias. Parkinson's disease and parkinsonism. Long-term complication of Parkinson's disease. Cognitive and motor rehabilitative intervention in neurodegenerative diseases. Motor neuron diseases Demyelinating diseases. Physiopathology, clinical forms. Rehabilitation in multiple sclerosis. Infectious diseases: encephalitis and meningitis. Epilepsy. pathophysiology of epilepsy. Types of epileptic seizures, etiology and classification. Radiculopathies, plessopathies and mononeuropathies. Toxic and metabolic polyneuropathies Acute and chronic poliradicoloneurites (Guillain-Barré syndrome and CIDP) Myopathies. Muscular dystrophy of Duchenne and Becker. Inflammatory myopathies.
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Examination Methods
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