RIABILITAZIONE

Module MEDICINA FISICA E RIABILITATIVA

D1 – Knowledge and understanding: Understanding speech and language rehabilitation principles across the lifespan, including communication, language, voice, fluency, and swallowing disorders.

D2 – Applying knowledge and understanding: Applying assessment and treatment approaches in pediatric, adult, and geriatric populations.

D3 – Making judgements: Designing individualized, evidence-based rehabilitation plans.

D4 – Communication skills: Using appropriate terminology and working in multidisciplinary teams.

D5 – Learning skills: Developing independent learning skills for continuing professional development.

-       Lectures with in-depth analysis

-       Discussion of clinical cases

-       Basic knowledge of anatomy and physiology

-       Basic knowledge of physiology and anatomy

Module 1: Foundations and patient management

1. Disability and functioning models (ICF framework)
2. Speech therapy management: assessment, rehabilitation planning, and continuity of care

Module 2: Development and functional bases

3. Neuromotor developmental milestones
4. Relationship between posture, motor control, and orofacial functions
5. Posture and swallowing

Module 3: Swallowing and oral functions

6. Physiological swallowing across the lifespan
7. Pediatric dysphagia

Module 4: Developmental conditions

8. Cerebral palsy: communication and swallowing implications
9. Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)
10. Cervicofacial malformations (neck cysts and fistulas)

Module 5: Speech apparatus and voice

11. Anatomy and physiology of the speech apparatus
12. Resonance and professional voice (focus on singers)
13. Temporomandibular joint disorders (TMJ)

Module 6: Neurological foundations

14. Cranial nerve neuropathies and speech therapy implications
15. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
16. Spinal cord injuries
17. Stroke: acquired language and swallowing disorders
18. Multiple sclerosis
19. Traumatic brain injury
20. Parkinson’s disease
21. Cervical dystonia
22. Dementia and cognitive-communication disorders

Speech and Language Therapy: A Primer - Cummings

  Oral and eventual written exam with multiple-choice and open-ended questions.

  Presentations of clinical cases.

  Practical test with simulations of rehabilitation interventions.

  Active participation during lectures 

·       Analysis of specific clinical cases

·       Design of a rehabilitation plan

·       Discussion of the goals and training involved in rehabilitation projects