Master's Degree in Traumatological Physical Therapy

The objective of this Master’s program is to train high-quality professionals in advanced, comprehensive physical therapy for the treatment of patients. The program aims to approach physical therapy from the perspective of scientific evidence, while always grounding it in the pillars of professional experience. The comprehensive physical therapy training offered by this Master’s program covers all aspects related to patient treatment in this field: advanced manual techniques, osteopathy, invasive physical therapy, bandaging, emergency care, neurodynamics, muscle chains, motor control and core training, clinical interpretation of imaging tests (ultrasound, MRI, CT), rehabilitation, training, nutrition and supplementation, and orthopedics.

• Learn how to properly perform a physical therapy examination of the knee
• Understand the main traumatic injuries of the knee, their treatments, and therapeutic exercises
• Learn how to properly perform a physical therapy examination of the ankle and foot
• Learn about the main traumatic injuries of the ankle and foot, their treatments, and therapeutic exercises
• Learn how to properly perform a physical therapy examination of the hip
• Understand the main traumatic injuries of the hip, their treatments, and therapeutic exercises
• Learn how to properly perform a physical therapy examination of the shoulder joint complex
• Learn about the main orthopedic injuries of the shoulder joint complex, their treatments, and therapeutic exercises
• Learn how to properly perform a physical therapy examination of the wrist and hand
• Learn about the main orthopedic injuries of the wrist and hand, their treatments, and therapeutic exercises

• Physical therapy graduates who wish to specialize and expand their knowledge of traumatic pathologies through an academic program of excellence.

MODULE 01: TRAUMATOLOGICAL PHYSICAL THERAPY OF THE KNEE

• Physical therapy examination of the knee
• Physical therapy for knee fractures
• Physical therapy for ligament injuries
• Meniscal disorders
• Knee tendinopathies
• Runner’s knee and iliotibial band syndrome
• Patellofemoral pain
• Cartilage injury and chondrocyte implantation
• Osteoarthritis and knee replacement
• Knee stiffness
• Advanced manual therapy for the knee
• Therapeutic exercises for the knee
• Invasive physical therapy for the knee

MODULE 02: TRAUMATOLOGICAL PHYSICAL THERAPY OF THE ANKLE AND FOOT

• Physical therapy assessment of the ankle and foot
• Physical therapy for ankle and foot fractures
• Physical therapy for ligament injuries
• Tendinopathies of the ankle and foot
• Plantar fasciitis
• Achilles tendon rupture
• Advanced manual therapy for the ankle and foot
• Therapeutic exercise for the ankle and foot
• Invasive physical therapy for the ankle and foot

MODULE 03: TRAUMATOLOGICAL PHYSICAL THERAPY OF THE HIP

• Physical therapy examination of the hip region
• Physical therapy for hip fractures
• Osteoarthritis and hip replacements
• Psoas disorders
• Femoroacetabular impingement
• Greater trochanteric pain syndrome
• Deep gluteal syndrome
• Athlete’s pubalgia
• Advanced manual therapy for the hip
• Therapeutic exercises for the hip
• Invasive physical therapy for the hip

MODULE 04: TRAUMATOLOGICAL PHYSICAL THERAPY OF THE SHOULDER JOINT COMPLEX

• Physical Therapy Examination of the Shoulder
• Physical Therapy for Subacromial Impingement
• Physical Therapy for Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy
• Adhesive Capsulitis
• Physical Therapy for Fractures of the Scapular Girdle
• Physical Therapy for Scapular Rim Dislocations
• Multidirectional Shoulder Instability
• Overhead Athlete’s Shoulder
• Advanced Manual Therapy for the Shoulder
• Therapeutic Exercises for the Shoulder
• Invasive Physical Therapy for the Shoulder

MODULE 05: TRAUMATOLOGICAL PHYSICAL THERAPY OF THE ELBOW

• Physical therapy examination of the elbow region
• Physical therapy for elbow fractures and dislocations
• Lateral elbow tendinopathy
• Medial elbow tendinopathy
• Advanced manual therapy for the elbow
• Therapeutic exercises for the elbow
• Invasive physical therapy for the elbow

MODULE 06: PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR THE WRIST AND HAND

• Physical therapy examination of the wrist and hand
• Physical therapy for wrist and hand fractures and dislocations
• Flexor tendon injury
• Extensor tendon injury
• Triangular fibrocartilage
• Complex regional pain syndrome
• Advanced manual therapy for the wrist and hand
• Therapeutic exercises for the wrist and hand
• Invasive physical therapy for the wrist and hand

MODULE 07: TRAUMATOLOGICAL PHYSICAL THERAPY OF THE SPINE

• Cervical spine
• Thoracic spine
• Lumbar spine