Physiotherapy REPLICA B - ASL RIETI

RESPIRATORY REHABILITATION CLASSES PROGRAM Cardiorespiratory Area, 3rd Year Physiotherapy, taught by Professor Pierpaolo Gaudioso 1. Functional anatomy of the respiratory system. 2. Ventilatory mechanics. 3. Concepts of physiology and muscular pathophysiology of the respiratory pump. 4. Lung volumes and pulmonary flows. 5. Lung pathology: obstructive and restrictive diseases. 6. Signs and symptoms of respiratory diseases. 7. Assessment of the respiratory patient. 8. Dyspnea and muscle fatigue rating scales. 9. Respiratory rehabilitation. 10. History of respiratory physiotherapy: the evolution of respiratory rehabilitation methods and techniques to the present day. 11. Respiratory rehabilitation in obstructive and restrictive pulmonary diseases. 12. Stress training as a rehabilitation method.

Clinical Examination and Assessment in Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Elsevier, 2006. Bronchial Unblocking: From Theory to Practice, Massan, 2001 Exercise Reconditioning for Patients with Respiratory Diseases, Masson Rehabilitation in Respiratory Diseases, Utet