Manual Therapy
The main objective of the course is to acquire knowledge about soft tissues injury mechanisms, their healing processes and treatment, and the instruments used to measure outcomes.
Particular attention will also be given to the mechanisms that generate musculoskeletal pain and its management in tendon and muscular pathologies from a evidence-based point of view. Where necessary, the concepts will be integrated with basic concepts regarding the construction of a therapeutic exercise program. Laboratory activities aim to deepen and complete the theoretical lessons, making students familiar with the basic techniques of manual therapy. They also aim at developing teamwork skills.
At the end of the course the student is expected to be able:
- to know and differentiate the main musculoskeletal disorders; know the main manual therapy techniques principles;
- to be able to perform a thorough evaluation of a patient with musculoskeletal disorders; know how to apply the learned techniques; be able to use, where possible, appropriate outcome tools;
- to acquire cross-competences such as communicative skills, autonomy in clinical reasoning, synthesis skills, and re-elaboration of information and knowledge coming from different sources.

Manual Therapy of the spine
The student will be able to:
•To learn the concepts of manual therapy for the spine
•Integrate knowledge of anatomy and physiology of biomechanics with clinical practice
•Perform an examination, consider the contributing factors and establish a diagnosis by clinical reasoning for patients with pain of the spine.
•Develop and instruct the patient in a diagnosis-specific treatment program and modification of life activities, which contributes to the formation of the movement impairment syndrome of lumbar dorsal and cervical spine
•Have the know how of the principal concepts of manual therapy (Mulligan, Kalterborn and Maitland
•To learn the concept of neurodynamics and to do the standard neurodynamic testing

Management of health rehabilitation degree in physiotherapy
The course aims to illustrate, by starting from the legislation regulating the professional
activities of healthcare professionals, the rehabilitation professionals' intervention contexts;
addresses aspects of ownership, professional responsibility and deontology as well as new
organizational models in the light of the application of the Clinical Government.
At the end of the course the student is expected to be able to:
- know how to define the term organization and the profession of intellectuals
- know the professional profile of the physiotherapist and the code of ethics
- be able to recognize the differences between the role of the collaborative physiotherapist,
coordinator and manager
- know how to define the departmental model and clinical government and identify goals and
tools