pty5ssp spec sports physio
SPECIALISED SPORTS PHYSIOTHERAPY
PTY5SSP
2015
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.
SchoolSchool of Allied Health
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). |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Assimilate the latest evidence-based information on management of sports injuries in the elite athlete.
- Activities:
- 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.
02. Understand and Appreciate the role of the Sports physiotherapist and the other members of the elite Sports Medicine Team
- Activities:
- 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.
03. Recognise the common patterns of sports injury presentation and the outlying cases and be able to adapt management.
- Activities:
- 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.
04. Develop a management and rehabilitation plan for sports injuries which incorporates principles of motor learning, physical strength and conditioning, endurance training, specific exercise prescription and manual therapy with a sound evidence base.
- Activities:
- 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.
Subject options
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Melbourne, 2015, Semester 1, Off Campus
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 | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 hour written examination | 100 | 01, 02, 03, 04 |