SOFIA UNIVERSITY ST.

KLIMENT OHRIDSKI
FACULTY OF MEDICINE
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE
SYLLABUS ACADEMIC YEAR: 2016/2017

1. Physical and rehabilitation medicine (PRM), definition. The field of

competencies of PRM specialists (after Gutenbrunner et al, 2011). The
Rehabilitation team. Differences among a PRM physician and a Physical
Therapist.
2. Electrotherapy types of electrical currents applied in PRM setting. Lowfrequency currents - definition, parameters, physiological response, clinical
application of electrotherapy. Indications, contraindications.
3. Electrotherapy Constant currents and iontophoresis definition .
Physiological response, clinical application of constant currents and
iontophoresis. Indications, contraindications.
4. Electrotherapy Low frequency pulsatile currents-definition, parameters,
TENS. Physiological response. Clinical application of low frequency pulsatile
currents. Indications, contraindications.
5. Electrotherapy. Medium frequency currents, characteristic of interferencemodulated sinusoidal currents. Physiological response, Clinical application
of interference-modulated sinusoidal currents. Indications,
contraindications.
6. Electrotherapy. Currents with high voltage and high frequency, definition,
types, principles. Drsonval currents and diathermy, physiological effects.
Clinical application of Drsonval currents and diathermy. Indications and
Contraindications.
7. Electrotherapy with high voltage shortwave and microwave currents,
physiological effects. Clinical application of high voltage shortwave and
microwave. Indications and Contraindications.
8. Therapeutic Ultrasound (US).Definition, Physiological effects, clinical
application of US. Ultraphonophoresis.Indications, contraindications.
9. Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT), Definition, Physiological
effects, clinical application of therapeutic US. Indications,
contraindications.
10.Low-frequency pulse magnetic field. Definition, Physiological effects,
clinical application of magnetic fields. Indications, contraindications.

11.Inhalation therapy. Definition, physiological effects, clinical application of

inhalation therapy. Indications, contraindications.
12.Thermotherapy, Cryotherapy. Definition, physiological effects, clinical
application of thermotherapy/cyotherapy. Indications, contraindications.
13.Hydrotherapy. Definition, physiological effects, clinical application of
hydrotherapy. Indications, contraindications.
14.Light-therapy. Definition, Skin reactions. Biodose.Clinical application of
light therapy. Indications, contraindications.
15.Low-Level Laser Therapy. Definition, Physiological effects, Clinical
application of Lasers in PRM practice. Indications, contraindications.
16.Kinesitherpy: Definition, Exercise training, Active kinesitherpy. Types of
applied active kinesitherpy techniques. Indications and contraindications.
17.Kinesitherpy: Definition of passive kinesitherapeutical techniques
Massage, Definition, Types of therapeutical massage. Application
18.Manual Medicine. Manual Therapy, Application, indications and
contraindications.
19.Rehabilitation: Definition, principles, Disability, Impairment and Handicap.
20.Cardiac Rehabilitation: Definition, clinical evaluation of Cardiac patients,
field tests, CR protocols.
21. Pulmonary rehabilitation Definition, clinical evaluation of patients, training
protocols.
22.Orthopaedic Rehabilitation: Limb Fractures.
23.Rheumatic Diseases Rehabilitation: Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Juvenile
Rheumatoid Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis.
24.Hip and Knee Replacement Rehabilitation.
25.Neurorehabilitation: Stroke Management and Rehabilitation.
26.Neurorehabilitation: Peripheral Neuropathy and Plexus Injury.
Polyneuropathy.
27. Rehabilitation of neuromuscular diseases: Rehabilitation of Motor Neuron
Diseases, Parkinson Disease.
28.Rehabilitation of neuromuscular diseases: Rehabilitation of Multiple
Sclerosis.

29.Pediatric rehabilitation: Cerebral palsy. PRM of brachial plexus injury.

30.Spinal cord injuy, Burn rehabilitation, Cancer rehabilitation.