Physiotherapy in Special Populations I

Fisioterapia em Populações Especiais II

Curse code:9504310

Paula Cristina Marcelino Cardoso

Learning outcomes of the curricular unit:

Descongestive Lymphatic Therapy / Oncology / Pain

• Describe the anatomy, physiopathology of the lymphatic system
• Describe the principles of the lymphatic drainage, pressotherapy ,elastic restraint, exercise and multilayer bands
• Execute the maneuvers of the lymphatic drainage and multilayer bands
• Assess the edema and suggest the most appropriate treatment plan
• Identify the physiotherapist objectives in oncology
• Describe the weighting factors in the activities of the physiotherapist
• Identify the functional complications as a result of the disease/treatment
• Explain the physiology and different types of pain

Integrated Continued Care Health (Icch) / Palliative

• Define the concepts of integrated continued care health, Secondary and Tertiary Prevention, Disease, Deficiency, Incapacity, Activity and Participation
• Identify the role of the physiotherapist in ICCH
• Prepare, Reflect and Apply based on evidence, methodology of intervention in ICCH
• Know the legislation that regulates integrates continued care health
• Know the National Health plan and the ICF, Inability and Health
• Identify and implement good practices in their thematic

Syllabus:

Lectures:

1. DESCONGESTIVE LYMPHATIC THERAPY –DLT
   Anatomy and physiology of the lymphatic system.
   Etiology and Physiopathology of edema.
   Classification and evaluation of edema.
   Treatment of Lymphedema- TLD.
   Anatomy of the upper (UL) and lower limb (LL).
   Therapeutic lymphatic drainage – UL and LL.
   Pressotherapy.
   Multi -layers bands –UL and LL.
   Exercise.
   Elastic restraint.
   Fases of the lymphedema treatment.
   Prophylaxis of lymphedema.
2. ONCOLOGY
   Epidemiology.
   Malignant tumors classification (TMN system).
   Oncologic Therapies.
   Oncology rehabilitation therapy team.
   Physiotherapy and Oncology.
   Breast cancer intervention.
3. PAIN
   Physiology of pain.
   Pain theories.
   Evaluation and types of pain.
   Multidisciplinary treatment.

Suggested Bibliography:

• Leduc A, Leduc O (2000) Drenagem Linfática: Teoria e Pratica, 2nd ed., Paris, Manole
• Ferrandez JC, Serin D (2006) Rééducation et cancer du sein, 2nd ed., Paris, Elsevier Masson
• Devita VT, Hellman S, Rosenberg SA (2005) Cancer: Principles and Pratice of Oncology, 8th ed., Philadelphia, Lippincott Raven Publishers
• Leduc O (2008) European Consensus – “Rehabilitation After Breast Cancer Treatment”, The European Journal of Lymphology,19 (55), 14-19
• International Society of Lymphology (2009) The Diagnosis and treatment of Peripheral lymphedema. 2009 consensus document of ISL, Lymphology 42 pp 51-60