Physiotherapy in Special Populations III

Fisioterapia em Populações Especiais III

Curse code:9504402

Learning outcomes of the curricular unit:

At the end of the course students should be able to:

• Describe the various stages of pregnancy;
• Describe the stages of labor;
• Describe the various stages of normal development of the baby at term and preterm.

• Identify the specific needs of the mother and newborn, and family;
• Identify the objectives of physical therapist intervention in these areas.

• Integrate the course content in a global perspective of care physiotherapy;
• Contextualizing the intervention model of maternal and child therapy, through critical reflection on the actions taken in these areas;
• Consider the advantages of the various models.

Syllabus:

1. Pregnancy
2. Physiological changes during pregnancy
3. Physiological changes after delivering
4. Eutocic and distocic childbirth
5. Fases of labour
6. Breast feeding
7. Women attitudes facing sexuality and motherhood-Psico social factors
8. Women rights during childbearing WHO and Portuguese law
9. Childbirth without Pain – Historic evolution from Read to 21st century
10. Psicoprofilatic Method
11. Relaxation and breathing control
12. Physiological relaxation - Laura Mitchel
13. Brief approach to water birth and birth naturist
14. The recovery postpartum
15. Water aerobics

1. Introduction: Physiotherapy in Pediatric conditions; Baby in the XXI century.
2. Pediatrics Evaluation: Register; Planning; Defining Gaols .
3. The Multidisciplinary Team.
4. Most frequent pathologies in Pediatrics / Slideshow.
5. Early Intervention.
6. Neurobehavioral Evaluation (notions theoretical / practical): Touch Points; Scale N.B.A.S. - Prof. Brazelton; Stages of consciousness.
7. Capabilities early baby.
8. The premature baby and their characteristics.
9. Cerebral Palsy - Definition, types, characteristics and problems.
10. Early signs of dysfunction. Profile postural high risk.
11. Baby's needs.
12. Neurologic Reflexs.
13. Psychomotor development of normal children (0-3 years).
14. Placements. Guides for handling babies.
15. Critical points for intervention. Education for Parents / Empathy / treatment adherence.
16. Intervention techniques (Bobath): Facilitation / Inhibition; Key points of control.

Suggested Bibliography:

• Brazelton TB, Sparrow JD (2003) A criança dos 3 aos 6 anos – O desenvolvimento emocional e do comportamento, 1st ed., Editorial Presença. ISBN: 9789722319300
• Chamberlain D (2003) A mente do seu recém-nascido. 1st ed., Hugin Editores. ISBN 972-794-172-9
• Finnie NR (2000) O manuseio em casa da criança com paralisia cerebral 3rd ed., Editora Manole. ISBN: 9788520410394
• Polden M, Mantle J (2000) Fisioterapia em Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 2nd., S. Paulo:Santos Editora. ISBN: 9788572882095
• Vellay, P. (1995). A vida sexual da mulher, o método psicoprofilático de parto sem dor. 7th ed., Lisboa: Editorial Estampa. ISBN 972-33-1008-2