This training will generate a sense of confidence in the Physiotherapist’s professional practice, which will help them grow both personally and professionally”

In addition, we are living a time of great advances in the field of Neuroscience, as well as Physiotherapy as a science, which compels TECH to update students' knowledge both about the functioning of the nervous system, as well as how to evaluate and therapeutically approach a person with ABI, since each injury is different and will manifest itself in a different way in each patient.

This professional master’s degree in Physiotherapy in the Approach to Acquired Brain Injury aims to be a compendium of the most up-to-date evidence and scientific knowledge of the nervous system and its rehabilitation when it is injured in a unexpected way. Thanks to this, it is presented as a professional master’s degree capable of providing specialist training to physiotherapists who have never dealt with people with ABI, but who are interested in steering their professional future towards this type of patient. 

Equally, professionals that are already neurological physiotherapists, whether or not they deal with ABI, will find the opportunity to update their knowledge and achieve a more advanced specialization in this type of patients.

In addition, by understanding so much information about Neuroscience and functionality, it can be a useful tool for the physiotherapist whose target patient is not specifically one suffering from an ABI or a neurological pathology, yet needs to know the ins and outs of the nervous system to better understand and address the injury or therapeutic need of the patient.

In this Physiotherapy in the Approach to Acquired Brain Injury, TECH also covers ABI in the pediatric age group, as this is an even greater challenge for physiotherapists. This is due to the specific characteristics of the nervous system and the body according to the neurodevelopment that has already happened or will happen depending on the age at which the injury occurs.

Update your knowledge through this professional master’s degree in Physiotherapy in the Approach to Acquired Brain Injury”

This professional master’s degree in Physiotherapy in the Approach to Acquired Brain Injury contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

• More than 75 case studies presented by experts in Physiotherapy in the Approach to Acquired Brain Injury
• The graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Recent developments on the role of the Physiotherapist
• Practical exercises where the self-evaluation process can be carried out to improve learning
• Algorithm-based interactive learning system for decision-making in the situations that are presented to the student
• With special emphasis on evidence-based Physiotherapy and research methodologies in Physiotherapy in the Approach to Acquired Brain Injury
• All of this will be complemented by theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

This professional master’s degree may be the best investment you can make when choosing a refresher program for two reasons: in addition to updating your knowledge of Physiotherapy in the Approach to Acquired Brain Injury, you will obtain a qualification from TECH Global University”

Its teaching staff includes professionals from the field of Physiotherapy in the Approach to Acquired Brain Injury, who bring the experience of their work to this training, as well as renowned specialists belonging to leading scientific societies.

The multimedia content developed with the latest educational technology will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide an immersive training program to train in real situations.

This program is designed around Problem Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the academic program. For this reason, you will be assisted by an innovative, interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts in the field of Physiotherapy in the Approach to Acquired Brain Injury with extensive teaching experience.

This professional master’s degree offers learning in simulated environments, which provides an immersive learning experience designed to train for real-life situations"

It includes clinical cases to bring the program's degree as close as possible to the reality of medical care"

The program in Physiotherapy in the Approach to Acquired Brain Injury is oriented to facilitate the practice of the physiotherapist in their daily work.

This program is designed for you to update your knowledge in Physiotherapy in the Approach to Acquired Brain Injury, with the use of the latest educational technology to contribute with quality and safety to decision making, diagnosis, treatment and patient support"

General Objectives

• Enable specialization of the physiotherapist in the field of neurological rehabilitation
• Update the knowledge of the physiotherapist in Neuroscience applied in the clinic
• Enhance clinical practice that is based on scientific evidence and clinical reasoning
• Facilitate the integral care of the neurological patient in all their complexity

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology

• Know the structural anatomical bases of the nervous system
• Know the functional anatomical bases of the nervous system
• Gain up-to-date knowledge of the physiology of movement
• Analyze the neurophysiological processes of motor learning
• Revise the different theories of motor control
• Gain up-to-date knowledge in the neuroscience applied to neurological injuries

Module 2. ABI 

• Recognize what is and what is not ABI
• Gain in-depth understanding of the epidemiology of ABI
• Know the implications of ABI according to the age of the patient
• Identify different symptoms and syndromes according to the area affected by the ABI
• Learn to identify hemineglect and understand its implications for the patient and for the therapeutic approach
• Learn to recognize the pusher syndrome and gain up-to-date knowledge about it in view of its implications in the therapeutic approach
• Understand the difference between cerebellar versus basal ganglia symptomatology
• Distinguish spasticity from other tone disturbances
• Recognize apraxia and its implications for the patient and for the therapeutic approach
• Learn to identify alien hand syndrome

Module 3. Assessment of a Patient with ABI 

• Interpret the radiological findings in a CAT scan
• Interpret the radiological findings in MRI
• Know the different types of complementary radiodiagnostic tests
• Learn to carry out a complete neurological examination
• Plan the therapeutic approach in function with the findings in the neurological examination and physiotherapeutic assessment
• Learn examination techniques for the differential diagnosis of the different neurological signs and symptoms
• Know the pathological reflexes and identify them
• Conduct a review of assessment scales and tests
• Learn to write physiotherapy reports
• Learn to interpret medical reports or reports from other specialists in order to extract the relevant information

Module 4. Multidisciplinary Intervention in ABI 

• Know the different methods and concepts used by neurological physiotherapists
• Carry out a review of the scientific evidence on the different therapeutic methods, concepts and tools
• Know the therapeutic tools of other professionals from the clinical team
• Know the competencies of other professionals in the clinical team in order to learn how to refer to them when necessary
• Review the most useful orthoses and support products for patients with ABI
• Learn to identify communication disorders in order to refer them to the competent professional and contemplate them in the patient's overall condition
• Learn to identify swallowing disorders in order to refer them to the competent professional and contemplate them in the overall condition of the patient
• Know the different cognitive domains
• Recognize the implication of the different cognitive domains, injured or intact, in movement impairment and their implication in the physiotherapeutic approach
• Learn to identify behavioral disorders secondary to ABI in order to refer them to the competent professional and contemplate them in the overall condition of the patient
• Take into account the emotional state of the patient and the family and how it affects the approach and rehabilitation

Module 5. Complications in Patients with ABI 

• Revise the most frequent complication of patients with ABI to prevent them or alleviate them
• Learn to identify pain and how to approach it
• Identify the factors which provoke shoulder pain, how to prevent it and how to approach it once it appears
• Recognize respiratory complications and know their approach from a physiotherapy point of view
• Learn to identify the signs and symptoms of complications that must be referred to other professionals

Module 6. ABI in Pediatrics 

• Revise the neurodevelopment guidelines in order to identify the prognosis in the rehabilitation of the ABI according to the age of the patient
• Learn to assess pediatric age for their unique and age-specific characteristics
• Know the specific approach models of pediatric physiotherapy in ABI
• Revise the skills of other professionals in the working team in the field of pediatrics
• Know the implication of the educational field in the rehabilitation of minors with ABI

Module 7. ABI in Altered States of Consciousness

• Review the neurophysiology of consciousness
• Learn to evaluate the grade of alteration of consciousness
• Learn to estimate a prognosis based on examination and evolution
• Identify the appearance of pain in people with altered consciousness
• Learn to program a physiotherapeutic approach protocol
• Know the work of the rest of the professionals of the team in order to carry out the therapeutic program
• Carry out a review of the possible complications in at attempt to avoid them or alleviate them

Module 8. ABI in Geriatrics 

• Know the characteristics specific to geriatric patients with ABI
• Revise the typical comorbidities in the elderly
• Learn to create a rehabilitation program in conjunction with the rest of the team
• Know the discharge options in order to make the best decision for the patient regarding their residence and rehabilitation
• Learn to appropraitely adjust the environment to make it as functional as possible
• Know the role of the family and legal guardians
• Carry out a review of the most used technical supports for geriatric patients with ABI

Make the most of the opportunity and take the step to get up to date on the latest developments in the approach to Physiotherapy in the Approach to Acquired Brain Injury”