Neuromuscular Physiotherapy II
Fisioterapia Neuromuscular II
Course code:9504308
Ana Cristina Veiga Sequeira
Learning outcomes of the curricular unit:
- Identify the Bobath concept, analyzing its theoretical principals and key aspects of clinical practice.
- Perform normal movement facilitation using the key points of motor control.
- Recognize the importance of normal movement in physiotherapy treatment of neurological patients.
- Apply movement facilitation using motor control key points.
- Describe and analyze the constraint induced movement therapy, identify its applicability, benefits and limitations in hemiparetic persons.
- Describe and analyze the Motor Relearning Program. Identify its objectives a and application of this approach for treatment of hemiparetic persons.
- Describe and analyze the Mirror Therapy in persons with neurological dysfunction.
- Analyze the Virtual Reality as a new physiotherapy approach in people with neurological impairments.
- Analyze Motor Restraint in Physiotherapy treatment of hemiparetic upper limb.
- Understand Motor imagery and its application in physiotherapy treatment for persons with neurological disorders.
- Analyze sequential tasks and dual tasks.
- Define and explain the physiotherapy treatment goals in each pathology, describe the treatment plan and explain the treatment choices.
- Discuss the benefits and limitations of the several therapies, based on the scientific evidence.
Syllabus:
- Introduction to Normal Movement, components and importance to physiotherapy applied to neurological patients.
- The Bobath Concept.
- Constraint induced Movement Therapy.
- Motor Relearning Program.
- Mirror Therapy in neurological physiotherapy.
- Virtual reality in neurological physiotherapy.
- Motor Imagery, concept and its use in neurological patient’s recovery.
- Motor restraint in patients with neurological disorders.
- Sequential Task and Dual Task.
- Physiotherapy in neurological disorders, including cerebrovascular diseases, neuromuscular diseases, brain injury and spinal cord injury.
Suggested Bibliography:
- Lennon S & Stokes M (2009) Pocketbook of Neurological Physiotherapy, Churchill Livingstone
- Carr J & Shepherd R (2011) Neurological Rehabilitation: Optimizing motor performance, 2nd ed., Churchill Livingstone
- Raine S, Meadows L & Lynch-Ellerington M (2009) Bobath Concept: Theory and Clinical Practice in Neurological Rehabilitation, Wiley-Blackwell
- Shummway-cook A & Woollacott MH (2012) Motor Control, 4th ed., Translating Research into Clinical Practice, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
- Davies P (2013) Steps to Follow: The Comprehensive Treatment of Patients with Hemiplegia, Springer