Disciplinas – GRADUATE PROGRAM IN REHABILITATION AND FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE

Course Syllabus

The disciplines of the program were defined based on the profile of the graduate student. The contents addressed in the lines of research enable the student’s progress in technical-scientific knowledge. Compulsory disciplines include methodological content related to Social and Human Sciences – Special Topics in Teaching Practice and Research, and ethical aspects of research – Ethics in Research. In March 2018, two new disciplines, Seminars I and II, were offered, being the first mandatory for the Master and Ph.D. students and the latter only for Ph.D. students. These disciplines cover research projects and participation in public defenses to promote the dissemination and scientific exchange.

Among the 25 disciplines, five are offered only to Ph.D. students (RDF5701- Pulmonary defense mechanisms and Physiotherapy techniques for secretion clearance, RDF5726- Seminar II, RDF5713- Advanced topics in the neuromechanics of posture and movement, RDF5720- Signals processing and instrumentation for movement analysis, RDF5727- Strategies for improving presentations and international visibility in scientific research).

The disciplines can be taught on-site or online, and in Portuguese or English, except for “Strategies for improving presentations and international visibility in scientific research”, which is taught in English. Regarding the teaching activities, the program relies on a permanent faculty, three foreign visiting professors (Prof. Kari Bo, Prof. Birgitta Rosen, and Prof. Tibor Hortobagyi), and occasional Brazilian and foreign collaborators.

For the Master’s course, the student needs to complete at least 96 credits, with a minimum of 20 in disciplines, and 76 in the dissertation. For the Doctorate course, the student, holder of a master’s degree, must complete at least 172 credits, 20 in disciplines, and 152 in the thesis. Doctoral students, without a Master’s degree, must complete at least 192 credits, 40 in disciplines, and 152 in the thesis. It is also possible to validate credits from academic-pedagogical activities that include the presentation of scientific papers in conferences, publications, patents, and activities of integration with undergraduate courses (PAE).

Disciplines

PHYSICAL THERAPY AREA

RDF5701 – Pulmonary Defense Mechanisms and Physical Therapy Techniques for Secretion Clearance

Credits: 04

Prof. Dr. Ada Clarice Gastaldi

Objectives: Define concepts of defense mechanisms and mucus transport. Understand hypersecretion in respiratory diseases due to failure of the primary clearance mechanism and understand the mucus transport mechanism associated with breathing maneuvers and exercises.

RDF5703 – Biomechanics of Posture and Human Movement

Credits: 04

Prof. Dr. Anamaria Siriani de Oliveira and Prof. Dr. Debora Bevilaqua Grossi

Objectives: Address the assessment of movement patterns through qualitative methods of analysis, considering the subjectivity of visual observation, and quantitative methods of analysis, considering photogrammetry, kinemetry, kinesiological electromyography, and dynamometry.

RDF5704 – Special Topics in Teaching Practice and Research – MANDATORY

Credits: 04

Prof. Dr. Anamaria Siriani de Oliveira, Prof. Dr. Debora Bevilaqua Grossi, and Prof. Dr. Rinaldo Roberto de Jesus Guirro

Objectives: Provide graduate students content for the development and criteria for critical analysis of research methods and higher education practice, relating the teaching activity to research and extension.

RDF5705 – Research on Physiotherapeutic Assessment Methods and Intervention in Female Pelvic Floor Disorders

Credits: 04

Prof. Dr. Cristine Homsi Jorge Ferreira

Objectives: Critically analyze the world’s scientific production on assessment methods and physical therapy interventions involving the female pelvic floor, having as a reference the levels of scientific evidence reached, and, based on this analysis, discuss new propositions.

RDF5706 – Scientific Evidence Applied to Research in Physical Therapy

Credits: 02

Prof. Dr. Cristine Homsi Jorge Ferreira and Prof. Dr. Daniela Cristina Carvalho de Abreu

Objectives: Introduce evidence-based clinical practice, discuss strategies, and present tools to achieve better levels of scientific evidence through research in Physical Therapy.

RDF5707 – Posture and Balance: Assessment and Intervention in the Elderly

Credits: 04

Prof. Dr. Daniela Cristina Carvalho de Abreu

Objectives: Update knowledge about the assessment and physical therapy intervention on balance and posture in the elderly.

RDF5708 – Cardiovascular Adaptations and Chronic-Degenerative Diseases – Effect of Physical Exercise

Credits: 04

Prof. Dr. Hugo Celso Dutra de Souza

Objectives: Discuss cardiovascular and metabolic changes arising from chronic-degenerative diseases (hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, respiratory diseases) and critically assess the effect of physical exercise on the cardiovascular and metabolic system, focusing on their prevention and treatment.

RDF5709 – Neurobiology and Plasticity of Motor Behavior

Credits: 04

Prof. Dr. João Eduardo de Araujo

Objectives: This discipline aims to discuss the old and new paradigms in motor behavior rehabilitation, providing graduate students with a critical and highly qualified view of motor dysfunction, the current foundations, and therapeutic possibilities that guide their rehabilitation.

RDF5710 – Quantification and Intervention in Upper Limb Dysfunctions

Credits: 04

Prof. Dr. Marisa de Cássia Fonseca Registry

Objectives: Provide students updated knowledge about the concepts related to assessment and intervention in hand and upper limb rehabilitation, correlating the findings of clinical practice with current scientific studies.

RDF5711 – Photo-electro-thermal resources applied to neuromuscular and skeletal systems

Credits: 04

Prof. Dr. Rinaldo Roberto de Jesus Guirro

Objectives: Address techniques to evaluate and apply physiotherapeutic resources in different biological tissues and cellular responses from therapeutic intervention as a subsidy for scientific research.

RDF5712 – Ethics in Research -MANDATORY

Credits: 02

Prof. Dr. Simone Cecilio Hallak Regalo and Prof. Dr. Thais Cristina Chaves

Objectives: The discipline aims to address ethical issues in research with humans and animals, including theoretical and practical aspects.

RDF5714 – Methodologies for Kinematic Analysis of Human Movement

Credits: 06

Prof. Dr. Paulo Roberto Pereira Santiago

Objectives: Present and discuss the main methods used for the kinematic analysis of human movement, focusing on computational resources to obtain and process kinematic variables.

RDF5715 – Topics in Psychometric and Clinimetric Properties of Assessment Tools Used in Rehabilitation

Credits: 04

Prof. Dr. Anamaria Siriani de Oliveira, Prof. Dr. Debora Bevilaqua Grossi, and Prof. Dr. Thais Cristina Chaves

Objectives: Provide the student with an overview of the main psychometric and clinimetric properties to verify the reliability of assessment tools commonly used in rehabilitation and functional performance research. Also, enable the student to develop a critical view of research conducted in the area.

RDF5716 – Physiotherapeutic Interventions in Integumentary and Neuromuscular Systems

Credits: 04

Prof. Dr. Elaine Caldeira de Oliveira Guirro

Objectives: Address methods of evaluation and validation of physical therapy interventions in the integumentary and neuromuscular systems.

RDF5718 – Morphofunctional Aspects of Skeletal Muscle for Practice in Rehabilitation

Credits: 04

Prof. Dr. Ana Cláudia Mattiello Sverzut

Objectives: Provide knowledge about the morphofunctional aspects that support the ability of the skeletal muscle to receive and transmit mechanical information, converting it into a biochemical signal. Recognize the elements involved in the interaction between the extracellular matrix, costamere components, intermediate and intra-sarcomeric filaments, and correlate them with their respective tissue functions.

RDF5723 – Advanced Studies in the Molecular Physiology of Exercise

Credits: 04

Prof. Dr. Adelino Sanchez Ramos da Silva

Objectives: Discuss the molecular adaptations responsible for physiological adaptations in response to acute and chronic physical exercise.

RDF5724 – Hearing: theoretical and neurobiological foundations

Credits: 04

Marisa Tomoe H. Fukuda and Ana Cláudia Mirândola Barbosa Reis

Objectives: Study the development of the auditory function and neurobiological and psychosocial aspects involved in its processing. The discipline also studies the assessment and (re)habilitation procedures used in research in this area. It intends to deepen knowledge about human auditory processing, its implications for language development, and technological and processing resources for the (re)habilitation of its alterations. Develop critical analysis related to research problems and scientific production in the area.

RDF5725 – Seminar I – MANDATORY

Credits: 02

Ana Claudia Mattiello Sverzut and Rinaldo Roberto de Jesus Guirro

Objectives: Offer the graduate student content for the presentation and discussion of their research project, and experience for their dissertation or thesis defense, based on critical and reflective planning.

RDF5726 – Seminar II – MANDATORY

Credits: 02

Ana Claudia Mattiello Sverzut and Rinaldo Roberto de Jesus Guirro

Objectives: Offer the graduate student content related to their dissertation or thesis presentation, with the view of a spectator of this process.

RDF5727 – Strategies for Improving Presentations and International Visibility in Scientific Research

Credits: 02

Débora Bevilaqua Grossi, Cristine Homsi Jorge Ferreira and Ada Clarice Gastaldi

Objectives: Contribute to training researchers for clear and effective presentations in English in international events; discuss general aspects and strategies of presentations in international conferences, successful responses and discussions; discuss strategies for international visibility of research in Rehabilitation and Functional Performance.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION AREA

RDF5713 – Advanced Topics in Posture and Locomotion Neuromechanics

Credits: 04

Prof. Dr. Renato de Moraes

Objectives: Discuss the neural and biomechanical aspects related to movement control, particularly issues related to the perceptual-motor and mechanical bases of balance control and normal and pathological gait.

RDF5714 – Methodologies for Kinematic Analysis of Human Movement

Credits: 06

Paulo Roberto Pereira Santiago

Objective: Present and discuss the main methods used for the kinematic analysis of human movement, focusing on computational resources to obtain and process kinematic variables.

RDF5718 – Morphofunctional Aspects of Skeletal Muscle for Practice in Rehabilitation

Credits: 04

Prof. Dr. Ana Cláudia Mattiello Sverzut

RDF5719 – Advanced Topics in Muscle Strength Training

Credits: 06

Prof. Dr. Enrico Fuini Puggina

Objectives: Provide students with the necessary content to understand the different forms of manifestation of the motor capacity and its limiting factors, its forms of manifestation in daily activities and sport. Understand the different strength training methods and applications.

RDF5720 – Signal Processing and Instrumentation for the Analysis of Human Movement

Credits: 06

Prof. Dr. Renato de Moraes, Prof. Dr. Paulo Roberto Pereira Santiago, and Prof. Dr. Rinaldo Roberto de Jesus Guirro

Objectives: Present and discuss the techniques of acquisition and treatment of human movement research signals. Provide the graduate student with an understanding of the forms of signals (analog or digital) and the problems in their acquisition, treatment, and interpretation in investigations on human movement. Also, provide a comprehensive and critical view for the development of research on human movement with an emphasis on the area of biomechanics and motor control.

RDF5721 – Physical Exercise Prescription Protocols

Credits: 04

Prof. Dr. Enrico Fuini Puggina

Objectives: Discuss acute and chronic physical exercise protocols available in the literature and present physiological tools for the assessment and prescription of training.

RDF5722 – Use of Invasive and Non-invasive Methods for Evaluation, Prescription, and Monitoring of Aerobic and Anaerobic Training

Credits: 04

Prof. Dr. Marcelo Papoti

Objectives: Study invasive and non-invasive methods for assessing aerobic and anaerobic capacity and potentials. Study the sensitivity of aerobic and anaerobic assessment methods to the effects of sports training.

RDF5725 – Seminar I

Credits: 02

Ana Claudia Mattiello Sverzut and Rinaldo Roberto de Jesus Guirro

Objectives: Provide graduate students with content for the presentation and discussion of their research project, and experience to defend their dissertation or thesis, having as a principle the critical and reflective planning.

RDF5726 – Seminar II

Credits: 02

Ana Claudia Mattiello Sverzut and Rinaldo Roberto de Jesus Guirro

Objectives: Offer the graduate student content related to the presentation of the dissertation or thesis, with the view of a spectator of this process.

RDF5727 – Strategies for Improving Conference Presentations and International Visibility in Scientific Research Credits: 02

Débora Bevilaqua Grossi, Cristine Homsi Jorge Ferreira and Ada Clarice Gastaldi

Objectives: Contribute to training researchers to make clear and effective presentations in the English in international events, discuss general aspects and strategies, responses, and successful discussions; discuss strategies for international visibility of research in Rehabilitation and Functional Performance.

Disciplines offered in the Current Semester