The objective of the S.I.F. Congress 2013 is to underline both the rationale and specificity of therapeutic exercise and to give examples about its applications in the most frequently occurring motor impairments.
The Congress will attempt to answer the question “Does the therapeutic exercise specificity exist?”.
The growth of scientific research in the physiotherapy field has led to an increase in the number of physiotherapy-based scientific papers but it has not yet answered the above question. In fact, an overview of the literature shows different physiotherapy approaches addressed to similar clinical conditions.
On the contrary, physiotherapists know that the best results are obtained by tailoring the exercise program to both the patient’s need and the physiotherapist’s experience. At the same time, they also know that the exercise program should stem from knowledge of movement patophysiology and should be adapted to the evolving scientific literature.
A potentially infinite number of clinical applications of therapeutic exercise for musculoskeletal and neurologic conditions could be presented and those judged more interesting by the Congress Scientific Committee will be discussed.
Another criterion for the realization of the Congress program is to underline Italian expertise in both the clinical and scientific fields. Some examples are lectures and speeches about the mirror neuron system or a round tables debate about different rehabilitative approaches for subjects after stroke.
Each session will be opened with a lecture that will deepen its clinical or physiological aspects, with speakers being both Italian and foreign expert colleagues. Additionally, the Congress will invite oral communications, selected on the basis of their quality among the most inherent to the
topic of the session.
Morning
9.00 - 9.10 Congress presentation
Paolo Pillastrini, Bologna
Session I: therapeutic exercise in balance impairments
Chair: Andrea Turolla, Venice
9.10 – 9.50 Lecture: Postural organization and sensory-motor control in voluntary movement: implications for therapeutic exercise
Luigi Tesio, Milan
9.50 – 10.15 Balance treatment after lower limb joint lesion
Antonio Poser, Conegliano Veneto
10.15 –10.40 Balance treatment in Central Nervous System lesions
Davide Cattaneo, Milan
10-40-11.00 Discussion
11.00-11.15 Coffee break
11.15-11.40 Balance treatment by biofeedback
Stefano Vercelli, Veruno
11.40-12.25 3 Oral communications
12.25-12.45 Discussion
12.45 lunch
Afternoon
Session II: debate about concepts of neurological physiotherapy
Chair: Roberto Gatti, Milan
13.45 – 14.25 Lecture: Early prediction of outcome after stroke: What is clinically relevant?
Gert Kwakkel, Amsterdam
14.25 – 15.25 Round table: The pazient with hemiparesis: debate about concepts
Rosario Fiolo, Palermo, Psiche Giannoni, Genoa, Gert Kwakkel, Amsterdam Holm Thieme, Kreischa
Chair: Roberto Gatti, Milan
15.25 –15.45 Discussion
15.45 –16.00 Coffee break
Session III: strength training
Chair: Antonio Poser, Conegliano Veneto
16.00 – 16.40 Lecture: Muscular activation physiopathology after joint lesion
Nicola Mafiuletti, Zurich
16.40 – 17.05 Training of muscles with arthrogenic inhibition
Andrea Tettamanti, Milan
17.05-17.30 Strength training in subjects with spasticity
Matteo Paci, Prato
17.30-17.45 1 Oral communication
Morning
Session IV: cognitive facilitations and technologies supporting the therapeutic exercise
Chair: Andrea Tettamanti, Milan
9.00 – 9.40 Lecture: Mirror neuron system and rehabilitation
Giovanni Buccino, Catanzaro
9.40 – 10.05 Action observation treatment: to watch the motor performance
Elisa Pelosin, Genoa
10.05 – 10.30 Motor imagery: to imagine the motor performance
Roberto Gatti, Milan
10.30 – 10.55 Mirror therapy for improving motor function after stroke
Holm Thieme, Kreischa
10.55 – 11.15 Discussion
11.15-11.30 Coffee break
11.30-11.55 Robotic systems in physiotherapy
Pietro Morasso, Genoa
11.55-12.20 Exercises performed in virtual realities
Andrea Turolla, Venice
12.20-12.50 2 Oral Communications
12.50-13.00 Discussion
13.00 Lunch
Afternoon
Session V: therapeutic exercise in musculoskeletal disorders: debate about proposals
Chair: Stefano Vercelli, Veruno
14.00-14.40 Lecture: Low Back Pain: subgrouping classification and Clinical Prediction Rules
Antony Delitto, Pittsburgh
14.40-15.05 Musculoskeletal pain modulated by exercise
Marco Testa, Savona
15.05 – 16.15 Round table: Therapeutic exercise in low back pain: debate about proposals
Anthony Delitto, Pittsburgh, Sara Luetchford, Milan, Robert Valentiny, Lugano, Marco Testa, Savona,
Chair: Silvano Ferrari, Milan
16.15-16.30 Discussion
16.30-16.45 Coffe break
16.45-17.15 2 Oral communications
17.15-17.30 Poster award and Congress closure
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