Unit LOCOMOTOR PATHOLOGY AND REHABILITATION

Course
Physiotherapy
Study-unit Code
50574008
Curriculum
In all curricula
CFU
8
Course Regulation
Coorte 2025
Offered
2026/27
Type of study-unit
Obbligatorio (Required)
Type of learning activities
Attività formativa integrata

LOCOMOTOR DISEASES

Code 50141902
CFU 2
Teacher Pierluigi Antinolfi
Teachers
  • Pierluigi Antinolfi
Hours
  • 24 ore - Pierluigi Antinolfi
Learning activities Caratterizzante
Area Scienze della fisioterapia
Sector MED/33
Type of study-unit Obbligatorio (Required)

METHODOLOGY AND TECHNIQUES OF LOCOMOTOR APPARATUS

Code 50575002
CFU 2
Teacher Luca Capoccia
Teachers
  • Luca Capoccia
Hours
  • 24 ore - Luca Capoccia
Learning activities Caratterizzante
Area Scienze della fisioterapia
Sector MED/48
Type of study-unit Obbligatorio (Required)

RHEUMATOLOGY

Code 50573202
CFU 2
Teacher Carlo Perricone
Teachers
  • Carlo Perricone
Hours
  • 24 ore - Carlo Perricone
Learning activities Caratterizzante
Area Scienze interdisciplinari e cliniche
Sector MED/16
Type of study-unit Obbligatorio (Required)

PHYSIOTERAPIC SCIENCE APPLIED TO ORTHOPEDIC MEDICINE AND INSTRUMENTAL REHABILITATION

Code 50041902
CFU 2
Teacher Luca Collebrusco
Teachers
  • Luca Collebrusco
Hours
  • 24 ore - Luca Collebrusco
Learning activities Caratterizzante
Area Scienze della fisioterapia
Sector MED/48
Type of study-unit Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction Italian
Contents Main degenerative and post-traumatic / post-surgical orthopedic diseases. Definition of the treatment objectives and identification of the appropriate therapeutic plan.
Reference texts - C. Kisner, L.A. Colby; “Esercizio Terapeutico”, III ed., Piccin 2014
- S. Brent Brotzmann, Robert C. Manske; “La Riabilitazione in Ortopedia”, Edra Masson, 2014
- G. Porcellini, N. Abdelkhalki, A. Castagna; F. Campi, P. Paladini; “La spalla”, II ed. , Verducci Editore, 2014
- K. Mohan Iyer; “Clinical examination in Orthopedics”, Springer 2012
Educational objectives The target of this course is to develop in students ability to set an appropriate therapeutic plane of the
orthopedic post-traumatic/post surgical or degenerative diseases.
Prerequisites Knowledge of the principles of anatomy of the musculoskeletal system and kinesiology.
Teaching methods Theoretical lessons and practical training
Other information
Learning verification modality Written and practice test.
Extended program Basic principles
Principles of orthopedic rehabililitation;
Rationale in the rehabilitation program in post-traumatic lesions;
Rationale in post-surgical rehabilitation treatment;
Overview of instrumental therapy in rehabilitation in line with current EBP.

SHOULDER
Rotator cuff injury conservative and post-surgical treatment;
Anatomical and reverse prosthesis shoulder;
Articular and extra-articular fractures;
Subacromial impingement syndrome;
Therapeutic rationale in adhesive capsulitis;
Shoulder instability;
Superior Labral tear from Anterior to Posterior (SLAP Lesion);
Management post surgical of bankart lesion and associadet lesions (Hill-Sachs): current concepts in reabilitation.

ELBOW
Management of radial head and olecranon fractures: current concepts in reabilitation;
Overuse syndromes of the elbow Rational and effective treatment in rehabilitation.

WRIST, HAND and FINGER
Conservative and post-surgical treatment of: Colles and Goyrand-Smith fracture;
Management of Scaphoid Fractures in rehabilitation;
Rehabilitative management of injuries to the hand and fingers;
Carpal and Cubital tunnel syndrome management in rehabilitation;
Management of trapeziometacarpal joint osteoarthritis in rehabilitation;
De Quervain’s tenosynovitis: rehabilitation options;
Physical therapy and rehabilitation in the management of rheumatic disorders of the hand;
Management of Dupuytren’s disease in rehabilitation.


HIP
Hip fractures care and management in rehabilitation;
Physiotherapy rehabilitation after total hip replacement;
Rehabilitation for the management of hip osteoarthritis using rehabilitation;
Current concepts in the rehabiliation and management of femoral acetabolar impingement (FAI).


KNEE
Knee fractures care and management in rehabilitation;
Physiotherapy rehabilitation after total Knee replacement;
Management in rehabilitation of the Patient with an LCA/ACL/MCL and Injured Knee;
Treatment of Knee Meniscus Pathology: management and rehabilitation;
Rehabilitation for the management of knee osteoarthritis using rehabilitation;
Rehabilitation and management of Patellofemoral Pain.

ANKLE and FOOT
Ankle and foot fractures care and management in rehabilitation;
Rehabilitation of the Ankle After Acute Sprain or Chronic Instability;
Physical therapy and rehabilitation in the management of rheumatic disorders of the foot;
Overuse injury syndromes of the calf and foot.

SPINE
Cervical pain and Low Back Pain; Dorsal fractures; Lumbar spine surgery;
Physical therapy and rehabilitation in the management of rheumatic disorders of the spine (ankylosing spondylitis);
Lumbar Stenosis of the Aging Spine: Evaluation and Treatment According to the
Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile