| Type: | Postgraduate Subject |
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| Code: | PHTY71-404 |
| EFTSL: | 0.125 |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine |
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| Credit: | 10 |
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Description
This subject builds upon the knowledge and skills attained in Physiotherapy: Musculoskeletal 1. Students will gain proficiency in the assessment, differential diagnosis, and management of clients with an emphasis on musculoskeletal conditions of the vertebral system. The impact of different conditions across the lifespan will be considered wherever appropriate. Students will continue to develop their client interview, physical examination, and differential diagnostic skills to enable accurate and efficient assessment and treatment in an outpatient setting. The appropriate involvement of the healthcare team will be considered. An evidence based approach will form the basis for this subject.
Subject details
Learning outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of patient presentation and progression of relevant musculoskeletal spinal conditions across the healthspan and lifespan, using knowledge of anatomy and pathophysiology.
- Apply knowledge of physiotherapy consultation and clinical reasoning skills to a musculoskeletal physiotherapy interview, including informed consent, analysis of findings, and development of a provisional diagnosis for musculoskeletal conditions of the spine, with consideration and relevance to the peripheral systems.
- Critically apply and synthesise knowledge to support diagnosis, considering the evidence base to select, plan, explain, demonstrate, and evaluate safe, appropriate assessment techniques (including imaging) for musculoskeletal spinal presentations across the healthspan and lifespan.
- Critically apply and synthesise knowledge to select, plan, explain, demonstrate, and evaluate safe, appropriate treatment (including manual therapy, exercise prescription, advice, and education) for relevant musculoskeletal spinal presentations across the healthspan and lifespan.
- Create efficient client-centred goals using a collaborative approach, for musculoskeletal spinal conditions and take into account eco-bio-psycho-social, cultural, economic, and employment considerations.
- Develop and refine methods of recording examination and treatment interventions to communicate findings to peers and meet legislative requirements for physiotherapy practice.
- Critically discuss common pharmacological agents prescribed for musculoskeletal spinal conditions (including mechanism of action, delivery methods, indications for use, and safety considerations).
- Analyse and appraise the physiotherapist’s role within a multi-disciplinary team, with consideration of how physiotherapists practice safe, effective and ethical management of patients with musculoskeletal spinal presentations across the healthspan and lifespan.
Enrolment requirements
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Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge.
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This subject is not available to
This subject is not available as a general elective. To be eligible for enrolment, the subject must be specified in the students’ program structure. |
Subject dates
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September 2023
Non-Standard Offering Enrolment opens: 16/07/2023 Semester start: 04/09/2023 Subject start: 04/09/2023 Cancellation 1: 09/09/2023 Cancellation 2: 10/09/2023 Last enrolment: 07/09/2023 Withdraw - Financial: 13/09/2023 Withdraw - Academic: 17/09/2023 Teaching census: 12/09/2023
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| Enrolment opens: | 16/07/2023 |
| Semester start: | 04/09/2023 |
| Subject start: | 04/09/2023 |
| Cancellation 1: | 09/09/2023 |
| Cancellation 2: | 10/09/2023 |
| Last enrolment: | 07/09/2023 |
| Withdraw - Financial: | 13/09/2023 |
| Withdraw - Academic: | 17/09/2023 |
| Teaching census: | 12/09/2023 |