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General information

Subject type: Mandatory

Coordinator: Marc Terradellas Fernández

Trimester: Second term

Credits: 4

Teaching staff: 

Sara Laxe Garcia
Mihaela Adriana Taranu 

Academic year: 2025

Teaching course: 2

Languages ​​of instruction

  • Catalan

Classes will be held in Catalan and Spanish. 

 

Competencies / Learning Outcomes

Specific skills

  • RAE6 - You will analyze the anatomical structures and the physiological changes that occur in people as a result of the interventions of the physiotherapy professional, in their application in the specific subjects.
     

  • RAE21 - You will identify the fundamental concepts of health and the function performed by the physiotherapist in the healthcare system by identifying dysfunctions related to physiotherapy in the areas of Primary Care, Specialized and Occupational Health.
     

Presentation of the subject

The subject of musculoskeletal pathology encompasses the medical specialties of rheumatology and traumatology. 

Rheumatic Pathology will help us to establish the basis of the non-traumatic pathology of our musculoskeletal system and which is susceptible to physiotherapy treatment.
Traumatic Pathology will help us understand the conditions that can occur in the musculoskeletal system, making us participants in interdisciplinary work with other healthcare professionals who will collaborate with the physiotherapist in the evolution of the process.

This subject aims to introduce the gender perspective in its content and development. In addition, the objectives are aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda of the United Nations.

The classroom (physical or virtual) is a safe space, free of sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic and discriminatory attitudes, either towards students or towards teachers. We trust that together we can create a safe space where we can make mistakes and learn without having to suffer prejudice from others. 

Contents

 

1. Rheumatic pathology:

1.1. General concepts: physiology, anatomy

1.2. Degenerative pathology: limbs, spine

1.3. Osteoporosis

1.4. Systemic diseases: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Scleroderma and other connective tissue diseases

1.5. Rheumatoid arthritis and other chronic inflammatory arthropathies

1.6. Collagen diseases or collagenosis

1.7. Ankylosing spondylitis

1.8. Microcrystalline arthropathies: gout, chondrocalcinosis

1.9. Fibromyalgia / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

1.10. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (SRD) (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy)

2. Traumatological pathology:

2.1. General concepts: physiology, anatomy

2.2. Head trauma

2.3. Bone pathology: Fractures

2.4. Soft Tissue Pathology: Ligamentous and Musculo-Tendinous Capsule Injuries

2.5. Growth disorders

2.6. Surgical techniques

2.7. Post-surgical complications

2.8. Burns and wounds

2.9. Amputations

Activities and evaluation system

This subject may consider the following indicators detailed below in its assessment proposal:

Qualification system (Royal Decree 1125/2003, of September 5) which establishes the European system of credits and the system of qualifications for university degrees of an official nature and valid throughout the national territory:

Evaluation system Minimum weighting Maximum weighting
SE1. Electronic portfolio 10% 40%
SE2. Oral presentation 20% 50%
SE3. Exam 30% 60%
SE4. Self evaluation 5% 30%
SE5. Peer evaluation (2P2) or co-evaluation 5% 30%

 

The subjects will have evaluation and recovery activities in accordance with the teaching guide and the subject's learning plan, published in their virtual classroom and which will establish the necessary requirements to be able to participate. In accordance with current UPF regulations, all students who, having participated in learning and assessment activities during the term, have obtained a failing grade for the corresponding subject in the quarterly assessment, may participate in the recovery process . Those who have not participated in the learning and assessment activities or who have waived the assessment will not be able to participate. If the grade is "not presented", you will not be able to opt for recovery and therefore the subject will have to be taken again in its entirety in the following academic year.

In the event of copying or plagiarism in any assessment activity, please consult the TecnoCampus University Centre's Assessment Regulations for Undergraduate and Master's Degree Courses. The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in this subject is regulated in the Learning Plan. Please consult it to find out the specific conditions of use. 

Bibliography

Basic

Bahr, R., & Maehlum, S. (2007). Sports Injuries/Sports Injuries: Diagnosis, Treatment and Rehabilitation/Diagnosis, Treatment and Rehabilitation. Ed. Pan American Medicine.

Buckup, K., & Buckup, J. (2019). Clinical tests for bone, joint and muscle pathology: examinations, signs and symptoms. Elsevier.

Canale, ST, Beaty, JH, & Atzar, FM (Eds.). (2015). Campbell. Main procedures in orthopedic surgery and traumatology+ ExpertConsult. Elsevier Spain.

Rouvière: Descriptive, Topographic and Functional Human Anatomy. I take 1,2,3.