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Laurea magistrale in Scienze motorie preventive ed adattate - Enrollment from 2025/2026
Academic year:

Teaching code

4S001094

Coordinator

Nicola Smania

Credits

3

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

MED/34 - PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE

Period

II semestre dal Mar 5, 2018 al Jun 1, 2018.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course students will be able to understand and use medical terminology, know the main neurological disabilities, know the neurological basis of the recovery, using different clinical scales and evaluations systems, know the main limitations and reduced fitness in patients neurological, prepare a workout program tailored for the major neurological disabilities in the process of clinical and functional stability, follow the user in the execution of the same program, prevent and eventually understand the occurrence of adverse events.

Program

1. Neuroscience and scientific evidence in neurorehabilitation: neuronal plasticity and reorganization;
2. The major rehabilitation problems in neurological diseases: stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, cerebral palsy disease and Charcot-Marie Tooth;
3. The reduction in cardiovascular fitness in people with neurological diseases;
4. Physical fitness training in the neurological subject: the role of personal trainer;
5. Clinical and Diagnostic measurements in neurological disability (practical workshop) .

Reference texts
Author Title Publishing house Year ISBN Notes
Sandrini Giorgio, Dattola Roberto, Smania Nicola Compendio di Neuroriabilitazione, Seconda edizione aggiornata ed ampliata (Edizione 2) VERDUCI EDITORE S.R.L 2021 88-7620-914-X
Francesconi Katia, Gandini Giovanni L'intelligenza nel movimento: percezione, propriocezione, controllo postulare (Edizione 1) Edi-Ermes 2015 978-88-7051-422-3
Otto Schimpf Riabilitazione Neurologica (Edizione 1) Edi-Ermes 2007 978-88-7051-253-3

Examination Methods

Multiple Answer test
Open questions

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