Ateneo - UPO

Basics to learn about the main rheumatic diseases by providing elements of epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical, evolution and possible disability.
Therapy notes and the role of rehabilitation in rheumatic diseases will also be covered.

Todesco. Malattie Reumatiche, McGraw-Hill,4°edizione
For consultation: Kelley’s Textbook of Rheumatology, Elsevier Saunders; Harrison’s Reumatologia e Immunologia Clinica, McGraw Hill.

Gain a basic understanding of the major rheumatic diseases with regard to epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical, evolution and possible disability, therapy notes and the role of rehabilitation in rheumatic diseases

Knowledge of anatomy and physiology of the musculoskeletal system.

Lectures, class discussion, use of online learning with in-depth material and quiz

The totality of the essential topics for the course will be covered in the lectures.

Multiple choice quizzes.

• Reminds of anatomy and physiology of the musculoskeletal system
• painful syndromes in rheumatology: characteristics and location of the joint, muscle or tendon pain, lumbar and neuropathic pain. Evaluating and measuring pain.
• inflammatory joint disease (pathophysiology, clinical, evolution / disability, therapy notes, role of rehabilitation):
- rheumatoid arthritis
- spondyloarthritis
- crystals arthritis: gout, pseudogout, etc.
- arthritis of infectious cause or associated with infections: septic arthritis and discitis, reactive arthritis, rheumatic fever.
• degenerative articular disease (pathophysiology, clinical, evolution / disability, therapy notes, role of rehabilitation):
- Spondyloarthrosi
- Osteoarthritis of peripheral joints
• General issues of connective tissue diseases, myositis and vasculitis
• An outline of metabolic bone disease: osteoporosis and Paget's disease and their functional complications.

Knowing how to relate the patient's rehabilitation path to the specific clinical context of rheumatic diseases