Physiatry and Neurological Rehabilitation | Higher Treaty of Applied Neuroplasticity

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Clinical Specialties

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Superior treatise on adaptive physiology, functional restoration, sensorimotor reprogramming and tissue modulation in patients with central and peripheral nervous system involvement. Fundamentals of the induction of cortical plasticity, biomechanical optimization and highly complex interdisciplinary technological application.

What it covers

1. Neurological Rehabilitation
2. Physiology of Neuroplasticity and Functional Recovery
3. · 1.1 · Synaptic Mechanisms: Potentiation and Long-Term Depression
4. · 1.2 · Post-injury Structural Mechanisms
5. · 1.3 · Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors of Axonal Regeneration in the CNS vs PNS
6. Neurological Clinimetric Evaluation and Functional Measurement Scales
7. · 2.1 · Functional Independence Measures: FIM and Barthel
8. · 2.2 · ASIA Scale (American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale - AIS)
9. · 2.3 · Motor and Muscle Tone Assessment Scales
10. Neurorehabilitation in Cerebrovascular Disease (CVA)
11. · 3.1 · Pathophysiology of Hemiplegia and Motor Recovery Patterns
12. · 3.2 · Evidence-Based Therapies for Upper Limb Recovery
13. Rehabilitation in Cranial Trauma and Alterations in the State of Consciousness
14. · 4.1 · Cognitive and Behavioral Trajectory Scales: Rancho Los Amigos
15. · 4.2 · Physiatry in Disorders of Consciousness: Coma, UWS and MCS
16. Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) and Spinal Cord Syndromes
17. · 5.1 · Pathophysiology of Incomplete Spinal Cord Syndromes
18. · 5.2 · Spinal Shock versus Neurogenic Shock
19. · 5.3 · Locomotor Training and Gait Re-education in LME
20. Physiatry in Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders
21. · 6.1 · Pathophysiology of Postural Control and Gait Freezing
22. · 6.2 · Amplitude-Dependent Training Programs
23. Multiple Sclerosis and Demyelinating Diseases of the CNS
24. · 7.1 · Pathophysiology of Central Fatigue and Thermal sensation
25. · 7.2 · Specific Physiatric Strategies in Multiple Sclerosis
26. Advanced Interventional Management of Spasticity
27. · 8.1 · Neurophysiology of Spasticity: The Reflex Arc
28. · 8.2 · Infiltration Guided by Ultrasound and Electromyography
29. Neuroradiology and Clinical Neurophysiology Applied to Physiatry
30. · 9.1 · Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI)
31. · 9.2 · Electromyography (EMG) and Nerve Conduction Velocity (NCV)
32. Rehabilitation in Peripheral Neuropathies and Myopathies
33. · 10.1 · Wallerian Degeneration and the Axonal Growth Cone
34. · 10.2 · Physiatric Interventions and Ankle-Foot Orthoses (AFO) in Drop Foot
35. Robotics, Exoskeletons and Virtual Reality in Neurorehabilitation
36. · 11.1 · Weight-bearing Walking Robotics: Lokomat and Walking Exoskeletons
37. · 11.2 · Immersive Virtual Reality and Gamification
38. Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation (NIBS) and Neuromodulation in Physiatry
39. · 12.1 · Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)
40. · 12.2 · Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
41. Pelvic Floor Dysfunction and Neurogenic Bladder and Bowel Management
42. · 13.1 · Neuroanatomy and Physiology of Urination
43. · 13.2 · Clinical Classification of the Neurogenic Bladder
44. · 13.3 · Neurogenic Intestine
45. Neurogenic Dysphagia and Communication Disorders
46. · 14.1 · Physiology of Swallowing and Protective Mechanisms
47. · 14.2 · Instrumental Diagnosis and Evaluation
48. · 14.3 · Compensatory Maneuvers and Language Rehabilitation Techniques
49. Pediatric Neurorehabilitation and Sensorimotor Development
50. · 15.1 · Pathophysiology of Gait Development and Primitive Reflexes
51. · 15.2 · Reflex Locomotion Methods: Vojta Method
52. Neuropathic Pain, Complex Syndromes and Bioethical Aspects in Physiatry
53. · 16.1 · Pathophysiology of Central and Peripheral Pain
54. · 16.2 · Algorithm for Pharmacological Treatment of Neuropathic Pain
55. · 16.3 · Ethical Dilemmas and Limitation of Therapeutic Effort in Severe Neurological Damage
56. · 16.4 · Key Principles in the Practice of Neurological Rehabilitation