Learning objectives

Know the assessment and intervention strategies (preventive, curative, rehabilitative) in dysfunctions related to sports activities, paying attention to gesture-specific dysfunctions. Know and be able to apply the principles of intervention in case of severe conditions.

Prerequisites and basic notions

conducting medical history and physical examination and knowledge of arthrokinematics

Program

- introduction to the lessons "valutation's procedure"
- review of clinic reasoning, anamnesis and initial clinical exam
- features of diagnostic test: affidability, validity, sensibility,specifity, predictive positive and negative value and likelihood ratio
- measures of outcome, clinical prediction rules and minimal clinical importance difference
- shoulder pathology (slap lesion, subacromial and posterior conflict, instability, scapular diskinesia, frozen shoulder)
- two case reports about shoulder disease
- clinic reasoning and execution of: neer test, hawkings kennedy, painful arc, apprehention, relocation and release, empty can, full can, active compression, speed test and biceps load
- knee pathology (patella dislocation, ileotibial syndrome, bursitis, meniscal and ligament lesions)
- case report about knee desease
- clinic reasoning and execution of LCM test, LCL test, LCA and LCP test, apley's test, mc murray, thessaly test
- hip pathology (piriforme syndrome, osteoarthtosis, bursitis, stress fractures)
- case report about hip desease
- clinic reasoning and execution of ober test, combined intrarotation, trendellemburg, ileopettinea bursite test

Bibliography

Didactic methods

frontal lesson and practical tests

Learning assessment procedures

verification of tests and their correct application

Evaluation criteria

Practice Test

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

approved / not approved

Exam language

italiano