pty5ssp spec sports physio
SPECIALISED SPORTS PHYSIOTHERAPY
PTY5SSP
2014
Credit points: 10
Subject outline
In this subject students will complete the Australian Physiotherapy Level 3 Sports Physiotherapy course. This 50 hour course incorporates theoretical and practical elements of diagnosis and management of sport injuries. It is the applicant's responsibility to gain a place on the APA course, which has minimum sports physiotherapy criteria. The School of Physiotherapy has no involvement in selection of applicants into the APA course and it is the student's responsibility to successfully apply and be accepted on the Level 3 APA Sports Physiotherapy course.
FacultyFaculty of Health Sciences
Credit points10
Subject Co-ordinatorHenry Wajswelner
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites PTY5LSE and PTY5PDS and PTY5PSM
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Clinical sports medicine, | Recommended | Brukner, P. & Khan, K., | 2ND ED, MCGRAW-HILL, SYDNEY, (2001) |
| Readings | Evidence based sports Medicine, | Recommended | MacAuley, D. & Best, T. (eds), | BMJ BOOKS, LONDON 2002 |
| Readings | The Sensitive Nervous System | Recommended | Butler, D.S | NOIGROUP PUBLICATIONS, UNLEY SA (2000). |
Subject options
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Melbourne, 2014, All Year, Distance Education
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorHenry Wajswelner
Class requirements
Professional Development Programs
One 14.0 days professional development programs other recurrence and delivered via distance education.
"50 hours of lectures and practical demonstrations as designated by the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA)."
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| 3 hour written examination | 100 |