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Program Overview

The Preventive and Compensatory Physical Activity program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of physical activity and its application in preventive and compensatory contexts.

Aims and Content

Learning Outcomes

The study of Preventive and Compensatory Physical Activity aims to correlate the practice of physical activity with specific clinical problems or outcomes, and motor activity as a compensation mechanism for motor deficits. The program analyzes the pathways of motor activity adapted to common pathologies and kinesiological interventions for paramorphisms and dysmorphisms.

Aims and Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the integrated course, students will have skills regarding physical activity programs adapted in a preventative way for main neuro-degenerative pathologies. They will be able to evaluate and apply kinesiological interventions in case of paramorphisms and dysmorphisms.

Teaching Methods

• Frontal lessons are used to deliver the program content.
• In cases with certification of DSA, disability, or other special educational needs, students are advised to contact the Department and the teacher to agree on teaching and exam methods that take into account individual learning methods and provide suitable compensatory/dispensatory tools.

Syllabus/Content

The program covers the following topics:

• Preventive and Compensatory Motor Activity: Terminology and Definitions
• Preventive and Adaptive Motor Activity: Parkinson's, Stroke, Pregnancy, Transplants, Multiple Sclerosis, Prosthetics
• Principles of Postural and Respiratory Exercises
• Laws of Muscle Length, Laws of Bone Growth and Remodeling, Muscle Chains
• Postural Observations and Assessment, Spine Stabilization Techniques, Morphological Alterations
• General Concepts of Kinesiology, Joint Mechanics, and Physiology
• The Spine, Load, External Forces, Weight of Body Segments, and the Action of Gravity
• Paramorphisms and Dysmorphisms: Cervical, Dorsal, and Lumbar Spine, Knee, and Foot

Recommended Reading/Bibliography

• Slides published on Aulaweb
• Pivetta, Medical gymnastics technique, kyphosis-lordosis-lower limbs
• Cabella, Canepa, Molfetta, Manual of re-educational kinesiology

Teachers and Exam Board

The exam board consists of:

• ALDA BOCCINI (President)
• EMANUELA PIERANTOZZI (President)
• ALICE MASINI (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

Lessons

• Lessons start in the second semester.
• The timetable for this course is available through the university's portal.

Exams

• The exam consists of a multiple-choice written test with only one correct answer.
• There are 21 questions, and each correct answer is worth 1.5 points, while an incorrect answer is worth 0 points.
• There are no penalties for incorrect answers, and students have 20 minutes to complete the test.

Assessment Methods

• Evaluation of written papers (closed-ended) is used to assess student learning outcomes.

Sustainable Development Goals

The program contributes to the following Sustainable Development Goals:

• Good health and well-being
• Quality education
• Gender equality