Curricular Unit:			Code:
Preventive Physiotherapy and Senescence			1032FPSE
Year:	Level:	Course:	Credits:
1	Master	Physiotherapy (Physiotherapy Elderly)	6 ects
Learning Period:		Language of Instruction:	Total Hours:
		Portuguese/English	78
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
The main objective of this course is to deepen theoretical and practical knowledge, concerning to the needs of a senior adult. The student must know how to apply the techniques correctly and effectively when faced with a clinical case, be able to evaluate and plan a treatment having the knowledge of the falls risks and also the changes during aging.
Syllabus:
1- Aging 2- Vestibular Rehabilitation 3- Continuous Care 4- Urinary Incontinence in elderly
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
The introduction of theoretical and practical concepts of the techniques / strategies of assessment and therapeutic methods enables the student to mature the ability to understand the scientific basis of them. In this sense, it seeks to provide the students with specific knowledge and terminology of anatomy, biomechanics and physiology, relevant to the assessment and treatment of elderly patients.
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
The final score is calculated taking into account a final test about different subjects.
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
The different themes and presentation of case studies in the classroom will be transmitted in an expository and / or discussion format in order to allow the acquisition by the student of theoretical and practical knowledge of the specific principles, terminology, anatomy, biomechanics and physiology used in the context of the aging.
Reading:
AGS, BGS & AAOS 2001. Guideline for the prevention of falls in older persons. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 49, 664-672. Jones, C. & Rikli, R. 2002. Measuring functional. The Journal on active aging, 1, 24-30. Mota Pinto, A. & Botelho, M. 2007. Fisiopatologia do Envelhecimento. Fisiopatologia.Fundamentos e Aplicações. Lidl-Ed Técnicas, Lda. Shephard, R. 2003. Envelhecimento, atividade física e saúde, São Paulo, Phorte Editora Ltda. Sherrington, C., Tiedemann, A., Fairhall, N., Close, J. & Lord, S. 2011. Exercise to prevent falls in older adults: an updated meta-analysis and best practice recommendations. New South Wales Public Health Bulletin, 22, 78-83. Spirduso, W. W., Francis, K. L. & MacRae, P. G. 2005. Physical dimensions of aging, Human Kinetics Publishers