Guia docente 2023_24 Facultade de Fisioterapia

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
- Aging process and health	The topics related to the physiological, functional and cognitive changes associated with the aging process and how these changes can lead to the appearance of prevalent pathologies in the elderly will be discussed.
- Prevalent pathology in the elderly.	The topics related to the prevalent pathologies among the elderly will be discussed according to the different body systems.
- Instruments for assessing the functional capacity of the elderly linked to different pathological processes.	The main tools currently used for the evaluation of the functional capacity of the elderly will be presented with exemplification according to different pathologies.
- Scientific evidence on therapeutic exercise in the elderly.	Presentation of a compilation of updated evidence on the effect of therapeutic exercise in elderly people with different pathologies.
- Therapeutic exercise programs for the prevention and treatment of pathologies in the elderly.	Presentation, exemplification, design and application of different therapeutic exercise protocols aimed at the prevention and treatment of different pathologies in elderly people depending on their condition, function and clinical condition.