PHYSIOLOGY FOR SPORTS & MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOTHERAPISTS

PTY5PSM

2014

Credit points: 10

Subject outline

In this subject students are given the opportunity to explore the clinical sciences that underpin advanced knowledge in musculoskeletal and sports physiotherapy. The broad subject areas are the pain sciences and human tissue sciences. Tissue sciences will include the soft tissues: muscle, tendon, connective tissue, and bone. The subject will cover how tissues develop, how they adapt to normal and intense use, and how they respond to overload and injury. This knowledge is integral to the development of scientifically-designed rehabilitation programs in physiotherapy.

Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences

Credit points: 10

Subject Co-ordinator: Henry Wajswelner

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Learning resources

Readings

Resource Type	Title	Resource Requirement	Author and Year	Publisher
Readings	Medical Physiology	Recommended	Boron, W. and Boulpaep, E.	ELSEVIER SCIENCE,YALE (2002).
Readings	Wall and Melzack's Textbook of Pain	Recommended	Wall, P.D. and Melzack, R. (eds)	5TH ED, PHILADELPHIA ELSEVIER/CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE (1999).

Melbourne, 2014, All Year, Online

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Henry Wajswelner

Class requirements

Lecture
One 1.0 hours lecture per week and delivered via online.
"Web based lectures and tutorial material equivalent to 26 hours of class contact over the two semesters. Students will have regular contact with the unit lecturers via on-line learning system."

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	%
Contribution to online forums equivalent to 2,500 words.	Online forum Topic in Pain Sciences.	50
One 2,500-word assignment.	Assignment topic on Tissue Sciences	50