Area: | School of Physiotherapy |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 2.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Practical: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 303197 (v.2) Physiotherapy Practice 552 or any previous version
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Co Requisite(s): | 303207 (v.1) Physiotherapy Practice 651
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Syllabus: | Development of the foundation competencies in therapeutic use of electrical and physical agents. Safety issues, radiation heating, phototherapy, electrical stimulation and biofeedback. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have - Demonstrated knowledge of Electrophysical Agents used in physiotherapy for the management of skin conditions including wounds, in evaluating sensorimotor disorders of the neuromotor system, and finally in utilising a range of electrical stimulation devices to produce physiological outcomes including sensory, motor or painful stimulation. The modules are designed around independent study, demonstration and practise, and application through a problem solving process. Developed independent skills, through a variety of learning actions, in the identification of the principal electrical currents used in the evaluation and treatment of disorders |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Laboratory Examination 40%. Laboratory Presentation 10%. Written Examination 50%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 61701 Physiotherapy | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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