DISEASES OF THE LOCOMOTOR APPARATUS AND RHEUMATOLOGY Single channel

Chair (Coordinator) and Rapporteur: FRANCESCA ROMANA SPINELLI

Module 1: RHEUMATOLOGY

Activity type
Formazione clinica interdisciplinare e medicina basata sulle evidenze
SSD
MED/16
Year
N/D
Semester
N/D
CFU
1
Hours distribution
12 classroom hours
Lecturers
FRANCESCA ROMANA SPINELLI

Module 2: DISEASES OF THE LOCOMOTOR APPARATUS

Activity type
Clinica medico-chirurgica dell'apparato locomotore
SSD
MED/33
Year
N/D
Semester
N/D
CFU
1
Hours distribution
12 classroom hours
Lecturers
GIUSEPPE GIANNICOLA

Module 3: PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE

Activity type
Clinica medico-chirurgica dell'apparato locomotore
SSD
MED/34
Year
N/D
Semester
N/D
CFU
1
Hours distribution
12 classroom hours
Lecturers
MARCO PAOLONI

Learning outcomes

Module: RHEUMATOLOGY
N/D
Module: DISEASES OF THE LOCOMOTOR APPARATUS
N/D
Module: PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE
Knowledge of the rehabilitation process within the national health service
Knowledge of the disabling consequences of the main pathologies of orthopedic, rheumatological and neurological origin
Knowledge of the principles of rehabilitation therapy

Prerequisites

Module: RHEUMATOLOGY
N/D
Module: DISEASES OF THE LOCOMOTOR APPARATUS
N/D
Module: PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE
Students must have passed exams required up to the 4th year of course

Programme

Module: RHEUMATOLOGY
N/D
Module: DISEASES OF THE LOCOMOTOR APPARATUS
- Obiettivi formativi in inglese: Knowledge of the more relevant rheumatic diseases and orthopedic disorders: pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, natural history and therapeutic decisions.

- Programma in inglese: Arthritic Pathology: General Foundations. Osteoarthritis of the Cervical and Lumbar Spine: Lumbar and cervical stenosis. Disc Herniations: Lumbar and cervical. Vertebral Instability. Acute and Chronic Low Back Pain. Osteoarthritis of the Shoulder, Hand, Elbow, Knee, and Hip. Tendinopathies and Subcutaneous Tendon Ruptures: General concepts, diagnostic framework, and treatment. Most Common Orthopedic Conditions: Insertional tendinopathies, such as lateral and medial epicondylitis. Rotator Cuff Disorders. Hand Pathologies: De Quervain’s syndrome, Dupuytren’s contracture, stenosing tenosynovitis of the hand, peripheral nerve entrapment neuropathies.


Module: PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE
General concepts:
- The rehabilitation process
- Guidelines for rehabilitation activities
- Definition of Impairment, Disability, Handicap
- International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)
- Rehabilitation Team
- Project and Rehabilitation Program
- Types and setting of interventions into rehab
Rehabilitation of the main muscoloskeletral system disorders
- Low back pain
- Shoulder pain
- Knee and hip OA
Rehabilitation following hip and knee arthroplasty
Rehabilitation of spinal cord injuries
Stroke rehabilitation
Rehabilitation of cerebral palsy
Movement analysis
Physical therapies and modalities

Books

Module: RHEUMATOLOGY
N/D
Module: DISEASES OF THE LOCOMOTOR APPARATUS
Postacchini, Ippolito, Ferretti – Ortopedia e Traumatologia, 4ª ed.


Module: PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE
Manuale di medicina fisica e riabilitativa
di Calogero Foti, Marco Monticone
Editore: Edra

Bibliography

Module: RHEUMATOLOGY
N/D
Module: DISEASES OF THE LOCOMOTOR APPARATUS
N/D
Module: PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE
N/D

Lessons mode

Module: RHEUMATOLOGY
N/D
Module: DISEASES OF THE LOCOMOTOR APPARATUS
N/D
Module: PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE
Frontal lessons/ blended lessons

Frequency

Module: RHEUMATOLOGY
N/D
Module: DISEASES OF THE LOCOMOTOR APPARATUS
N/D
Module: PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE
mandatory

Exam mode

Module: RHEUMATOLOGY
N/D
Module: DISEASES OF THE LOCOMOTOR APPARATUS
N/D
Module: PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE
Verification of integrated skills and knowledge among the topics of the integrated course
The verification can also be carried out in written form through multiple-choice tests relating to the topics covered in class

Example exam questions

Module: RHEUMATOLOGY
N/D
Module: DISEASES OF THE LOCOMOTOR APPARATUS
N/D
Module: PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE
"physical examination in the patient with shoulder pain"
"rehabilitation project/program"
"differential diagnosis in lumbar pain"
"principles of rehabilitation of the patient with hip arthroplasty"

Arguments

Module: RHEUMATOLOGY
N/D
Module: DISEASES OF THE LOCOMOTOR APPARATUS

  • Topic 1: general overview of ostheoarthritis

  • Topic 2: ostheoarthritis of the spine

  • Topic 3: ostheoarthritis of the limb 

  • Topic 4: tendinopathies and subcutaneous tendon ruptures

  • Topic 5: insertional thendinopathies

  • Topic 6: rotator cuff pathologies

  • Topic 7: hand pathologies



Module: PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE
  • Rehabilitation conceptual framework

  • Orthopedic rehabilitation

  • Neuro-rehabilitation


  • Academic year2026/2027
  • Degree program to which the course belongsMedicine and Surgery "B" - Roma Azienda Policlinico Umberto I
  • Mandatory presenceNo
  • Languageita
  • CFU3 CFU, distributed among 3 integrated didactic modules
  • Total duration36 hours