2025
Postural Reeducation
Name: Postural Reeducation
Code: DES14918L
3 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours
Scientific Area:
Human Kinetics
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
1. Know the fundamental anatomy of postural stability
2. Know the articular movements
3. Understand the theory of muscle balance
4. Apply the forms of stimulation of strength and flexibility for muscle balance.
5. Analyze the ideal posture in everyday positions and activities
6. Recognize the importance of stability and neutral position of the pelvic and scapular girdles
7. Understand the types of breathing and their function
8. Identify pathologies of the spine and misalignments of the lower limbs
9. Know postural assessment methods
10. Investigate postural reeducation techniques
Skills:
1. Domain and acquisition of correct postural alignment and movement patterns and their transfer to activities of daily living and future professional activity
2. Correction and self-correction of the main misalignments in the other and in the same
3. Design of postural re-education interventions and their operation with specific populations, in the professional sphere.
2. Know the articular movements
3. Understand the theory of muscle balance
4. Apply the forms of stimulation of strength and flexibility for muscle balance.
5. Analyze the ideal posture in everyday positions and activities
6. Recognize the importance of stability and neutral position of the pelvic and scapular girdles
7. Understand the types of breathing and their function
8. Identify pathologies of the spine and misalignments of the lower limbs
9. Know postural assessment methods
10. Investigate postural reeducation techniques
Skills:
1. Domain and acquisition of correct postural alignment and movement patterns and their transfer to activities of daily living and future professional activity
2. Correction and self-correction of the main misalignments in the other and in the same
3. Design of postural re-education interventions and their operation with specific populations, in the professional sphere.
Contents
1. Basic anatomy and main mechanisms associated with posture
1.1. Vertebral column and scapular and pelvic girdles
1.2. Articular movements of the axial and appendicular skeletons
1.3. Muscle balance - toning versus stretching
1.4. Types of muscle contraction and their stimulation
1.5. Types of flexibility and their stimulation
2. Postural alignment
2.1. Ideal posture (frontal and sagittal planes; daily activities and positions)
2.2. Stability and neutral position of the pelvic and scapular girdles
2.3. Breathing types and their function
2.2. Pathologies of postural alignment (spine and lower limbs)
2.3. Postural assessment methods
3. Postural Reeducation
3.1. Practical experience of postural reeducation sessions
3.2. Scientific research in postural reeducation
3.3. Planning and conducting postural re-education sessions, whenever possible in the community
1.1. Vertebral column and scapular and pelvic girdles
1.2. Articular movements of the axial and appendicular skeletons
1.3. Muscle balance - toning versus stretching
1.4. Types of muscle contraction and their stimulation
1.5. Types of flexibility and their stimulation
2. Postural alignment
2.1. Ideal posture (frontal and sagittal planes; daily activities and positions)
2.2. Stability and neutral position of the pelvic and scapular girdles
2.3. Breathing types and their function
2.2. Pathologies of postural alignment (spine and lower limbs)
2.3. Postural assessment methods
3. Postural Reeducation
3.1. Practical experience of postural reeducation sessions
3.2. Scientific research in postural reeducation
3.3. Planning and conducting postural re-education sessions, whenever possible in the community
Teaching Methods
The student-centered learning methodology will be privileged to develop intervention and research skills in RP. Content application work and postural re-education sessions will be carried out in groups, promoting autonomy, constructive criticism, sharing, respect, communication, among others, and allowing self-regulatory assessments of learning.
The work requires the use of digital resources, namely photography, filming, and postural assessment software, as forms of motivation and promotion of learning. The research of scientific articles will also be included, to promote the articulation between research and teaching. In RP sessions, two sessions are planned. The first of shorter duration, aimed at colleagues and the second, of longer duration, open to the community. The first is intended to provide feedback on student performance, so that they can manage their learning process to success.
The work requires the use of digital resources, namely photography, filming, and postural assessment software, as forms of motivation and promotion of learning. The research of scientific articles will also be included, to promote the articulation between research and teaching. In RP sessions, two sessions are planned. The first of shorter duration, aimed at colleagues and the second, of longer duration, open to the community. The first is intended to provide feedback on student performance, so that they can manage their learning process to success.
Assessment
Continuous assessment includes the following assessment moments:
1. Theoretical evaluation, through frequency (50%);
2. Theoretical-practical assessment, which focuses on the realization of works through forms, and the planning and conducting of two RP sessions (50%).
Final evaluation comprises a theoretical evaluation, through a written exam and a practical evaluation (50%), which consists of planning (scientifically based) and conducting a postural reeducation session (50%).
1. Theoretical evaluation, through frequency (50%);
2. Theoretical-practical assessment, which focuses on the realization of works through forms, and the planning and conducting of two RP sessions (50%).
Final evaluation comprises a theoretical evaluation, through a written exam and a practical evaluation (50%), which consists of planning (scientifically based) and conducting a postural reeducation session (50%).
Teaching Staff
- Ana Isabel Carvalho da Cruz Ferreira Matos [responsible]
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