Course Objectives

The course aims to provide students with the basic principles of rehabilitation, functional recovery, and reintegration within the community. The objective is to enable students to acquire the knowledge and practical technical skills necessary for the assessment and management of individuals presenting clinical conditions that require a program of motor activity or adapted physical activity.

Students will acquire the competencies required to work in an integrated and coordinated manner with the rehabilitation team, with particular attention to aspects related to the prevention of diseases of rehabilitative interest and to functional assessment methodologies. They will be able to design, prescribe, and implement appropriate protocols of adapted motor activity and functional recovery, including prevention of postural disorders, functional recovery after rehabilitation, and adapted physical activity programs for individuals with disabilities or with stabilized pathologies responsive to physical exercise.

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Knowledge and Understanding

At the end of the course, students will demonstrate knowledge of:

• the fundamental principles of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

• the biopsychosocial model of disability

• the structure and application of the ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) in functional assessment

• the main neurological and musculoskeletal disorders of rehabilitative interest

• the principles of prescribing adapted physical activity in stabilized pathological conditions

• the basic principles of postural assessment and spinal deformities

• the role of different professionals within the rehabilitation team

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Applying Knowledge and Understanding

At the end of the course, students will be able to:

• apply the principles of the ICF to interpret the functional status of individuals with disabilities

• contribute to the design of adapted physical activity programs for individuals with stabilized neurological or musculoskeletal conditions

• identify the main postural disorders and plan preventive interventions based on motor activity

• collaborate with rehabilitation professionals in planning adapted motor interventions

• apply safety and appropriateness criteria in the prescription of physical exercise

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Making Judgements

Students will develop critical skills in the evaluation of functional conditions through:

• analysis of clinical cases

• practical exercises in functional and postural assessment

• discussion of adapted physical activity protocols

• preparation of short reports based on case studies

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Communication Skills

Students will be able to:

• communicate clearly and appropriately with the different professionals within the rehabilitation team

• present and discuss adapted physical activity programs

• use appropriate scientific terminology in the fields of rehabilitation and adapted motor activity

Communication skills will be developed through:

• case discussions

• group presentations

• classroom discussions on rehabilitation protocols

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Learning Skills

At the end of the course, students will be able to:

• independently consult guidelines and scientific literature in the rehabilitation field

• stay updated on scientific evidence related to adapted physical activity

• independently deepen their knowledge of prevention and motor rehabilitation strategies

Learning tools provided include:

• bibliographic references and scientific articles

• use of national and international guidelines

• critical analysis of scientific literature.

The course includes 24 hours of teaching delivered in a blended format (face-to-face lectures)

General principles of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine.

ICF: Assessment of impairments according to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health.

Interprofessional teamwork.

Assessment and treatment of the main neurological and musculoskeletal disorders.

Therapeutic indications for appropriate motor activity and adapted physical activity in stabilized outcomes of the main neurological and musculoskeletal conditions.

Postural disorders, spinal deformities and pathological spinal curves: assessment, prevention, and adapted physical activity (APA).

Purpose of the ICF

Fall prevention and the role of postural reactions

Adapted physical activity in individuals with stroke sequelae