ADVANCED CLINICAL SCIENCES IN PHYSIOTHERAPY

PTY5ACS

2020

Credit points: 15

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.

School: Allied Health, Human Services & Sport (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Henry Wajswelner

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Exchange Students: No

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Must be enrolled in one of the following courses: HCSP - Graduate Certificate in Sports Physiotherapy or HCMP - Graduate Certificate in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Explain pain.

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Butler, D and Moseley, L

Year: 2003

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: NOI GROUP.

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The sensitive nervous system.

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Butler, D

Year: 2000

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: NOI GROUP.

ISBN: N/A

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Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Students will be able to demonstrate an advanced level of theoretical knowledge of the clinical pain sciences related to neuromusculoskeletal disorders.

02. Students will be able to demonstrate an advanced level of theoretical knowledge of the clinical sciences of human tissues related to neuromusculoskeletal disorders.

03. Students will be able to integrate theoretical knowledge of the human clinical sciences into devising management plans for case scenarios in neuromusculoskeletal disorders and problems of human performance.

04. Students will be able to demonstrate a critical understanding of the clinical sciences literature in neuromusculoskeletal physiotherapy.

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, All Year, Online

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Henry Wajswelner

Class requirements

Lecture/SeminarWeek: 10 - 43
One 4.00 hours lecture/seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 43 and delivered via online.
Online learning resources of two hours per week and discussion forums of two hours per week.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
Contribution to online forums equivalent to 2,500 words.Online forum Topic in Pain Sciences.	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	50	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4
One 2,500-word assignment.Assignment topic on Tissue Sciences.	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	50	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4