ADVANCED MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOTHERAPY PRACTICE

PTY5AMP

2020

Credit points: 45

Subject outline

In this subject you are given the opportunity to develop advanced neuro-musculoskeletal examination and management skills within a clinical reasoning paradigm. Supervised clinical practice encourages and facilitates rational decision making with respect to treatment selection, treatment progression and planning on going management programs. You are also given the opportunity to integrate advanced manipulative physiotherapy manual techniques and exercise prescription into your clinical practice. You will complete160 hours of supervised clinical practice within the Australian healthcare environment, which will be accumulated over the year at hospital out patient departments and/or private physiotherapy clinics.

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

Credit points: 45

Subject Co-ordinator: Bridget Ward

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Must be admitted in one of the following course codes: HMMSPC or HZSPMY AND Must have passed the following subjects: [(PTY5SEE or PTY5LSE) and (PTY5ACS or PTY5PSM) and PTY5PDM] OR Must have passed the following subjects: (PTY5SEE and PTY5ACS and PTY5PDS and PTY5CRP and PTY5APS)

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: Must pass HCMP - Graduate Certificate in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy with a minimum B grade course WAM.

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Maitland's Peripheral Manipulation

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Hengeveld, E. & Banks, K.

Year: 2013

Edition/Volume: 5th edition

Publisher: ELSEVIER

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

Chapter/issue: N/A

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Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

Clinical Reasoning in Musculoskeletal Practice

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Jones M, Rivett D

Year: 2019

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: Churchhill Livingstone

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

Chapter/issue: N/A

URL: N/A

Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

Maitland's Vertebral Manipulation

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Hengeveld, E. & Banks, K.

Year: 2013

Edition/Volume: 8th Edition

Publisher: ELSEVIER

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

Chapter/issue: N/A

URL: N/A

Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

Grieves Modern Manual Physiotherapy

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Jull, G.

Year: 2015

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: ELSEVIER

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

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URL: N/A

Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: Yes

Work-based learning: Yes

Self sourced or Uni sourced:
Uni Sourced

Entire subject or partial subject: Entire subject

Total hours/days required: 160 hours

Location of WBL activity (region): Flexible

WBL addtional requirements: Note: The placements for this subject are university sourced, however students have the option of organising their own if they meet specific criteria. Also the local can be Melbourne metro, regional Victoria or interstate. Additional requirements: police checks, immunisations, working with children checks, may need to travel and source accommodation to participate in the subject.

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Assess and manage complex neuro-musculoskeletal problems demonstrating advanced communication and collaboration with clients, carers, family and health professional colleagues.
02. Assess clients with complex neuro-musculoskeletal problems using sensitive and specific client interviews
03. Justify and perform safe, systematic, efficient, prioritised advanced physical neuro-musculoskeletal assessments
04. Combine advanced clinical reasoning and evidence based approaches to analyse and interpret assessment findings
05. Manage clients with complex neuro-muscular disorders by selecting, performing, monitoring and progressing interventions safely and precisely
06. Reflect on clinical decisions made during patient interactions to improve management effectiveness and efficiency.

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, All Year, Off Campus

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Bridget Ward

Class requirements

Placement - Off SiteWeek: 10 - 43
One 160.00 hours placement - off site per study period on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
Clinical Placement : 160 hours of supervised hours. Online learning resources and optional discussion forums.

Scheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 10
One 3.00 hours scheduled online class per study period on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 10 and delivered via online.
Introductory lecture

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 43
Two 1.00 hour unscheduled online class per study period on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 43 and delivered via online.
Introductory material to the placements.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

2 x Clinical examinations (3000 words equivalent)2 x clinical exams. First exam consists of one 1-hour initial clinical assessment plus 15min questions (1,250 words). Second exam consists of one 1 hour initial clinical consultation and 30-min follow up treatment plus 15 minutes of questions(1,750 words). Total of 3 hours assessment.

N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

Four clinical assessments completed at the end of each 40 hours of clinical placement.A clinical report of each student's performance is completed by the clinical educators after each of the 4 x 40 hours of placement. Equivalent to 9000 words of assessment.

N/AN/AN/ANo50SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

Objective Structured Clinical Examination (1500 words equivalent)One 30 minute Objective Structured Clinical Exam of practical skills.

N/AN/AN/ANo10SILO3, SILO5